Marbling Paper Using Water And Paint

Marbleizing is a process similar to dyeing easter.

Marbling paper using water and paint.

To marble paper you have to use dye or paint that floats on the water where it can be easily transferred to paper. In anticipation for this visit we made lists of possible crafts and paper marbling appeared. If it s too thick the paper will push away the pigment when you gently lay your sheet onto the pigmented water. The marbling process involves floating acrylic paint on top of a base of thickened water swirling and moving the paint into unique patterns then dipping in a piece of wood that will be stained with the pattern.

The best paper for marbleizing is thick enough to be absorbent while standing up to the water bath but not so thick that it s inflexible. Cut your cardstock down to size and lightly dip the front side of your paper into the paint water starch mixture. Using the wooden skewer slightly run it through your paints to create a lovely marbled effect. Then use a toothpick or skewer to drag the paint in different directions creating a marbling effect.

Simply pour water into a tray and gently touch. Alternately you can make the liquid underneath more dense than the dye or paint to help the dye float. We hang out paint draw and then we party ie. Add your watercolor paper down on the water rough end we cut our paper to a size that fit our pan fully submerging to capture all the paint onto the paper.

This original video was created for you by http epsos de and there is an original digital signature in the. Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do. Marbling or marbleizing paper gives it a swirled complex looking finish that is difficult to create if you try to paint the colors on by hand. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture.

Whenever rachel and i get together there is always a lot of making. There are numerous methods used for marbling papers among those techniques the easiest and cheapest is using shaving cream and acrylic paint. Remove and pat dry with a paper towel. Be cautious to not to do this project near heat or fire as a shaving cream is highly inflammable and can catch fire in a second.

It can be used to make customized greeting cards invitation cards or they can be used as bookbinding book covers etc.