Marbling Paper With Liquid Starch

Mark one side of your watercolor paper with an a and use a sponge brush to apply alum solution evenly to that side of the paper.

Marbling paper with liquid starch.

We used liquid starch and acrylic paints to marble our own paper. 1 2 tsp alum helps paint adhere to the paper 2 cups liquid starch liquid acrylic paints a long wooden skewer a 9 x 13 pan and white copy paper cut to fit the inside your pan. I start by pouring about an inch of liquid starch into an old 9 x12 pan. Trays should be larger than paper in cups dilute 2 parts of each paint color in 3 parts water.

See recipe to make homemade liquid starch above how to water marble with acrylic paint. Corn starch in 1 2 cup cold water. In one tray mix a starch bath with 4 cups liquid starch and 1 tsp. You can change up the size of the pan just keep the proportions of starch and alum the same.

You can also switch out the water and use the liquid starch instead. To make this fun and easy marbleized paper you will need. To marble paper start by mixing alum and warm water and wiping the solution over your sheet of paper with a sponge. Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a sauce pan.

Remove the paper from the water bath and place it painted side facing up on newspaper to dry. I ve tried a number of different techniques for marbling paper but this one is my favorite. We couldn t get enough. This is a marbling technique for kids that i ve always wanted to try and sorta did and sorta didn t.

Next pour liquid starch into a tray and add drops of paint to the starch to create your design. Make a double recipe of liquid starch by dissolving 4 tbs. We made our own starchy medium with cornstarch and it was only partially effective but apparently you can use liquid starch to marble paper easily as the starch keeps the paint near the surface. Paper marbling with liquid starch.

Paper marbling with shaving cream from handmade kids art. Let the paper dry overnight or speed drying with a blow dryer. Fill the other tray with water. Then lower your paper into the starch with the alum treated side down.

This post even has a video to help you along. 4 how to marble paper with liquid starch. Place the paper painted side facing down onto the surface of the water in the tub to remove the starch. For best results allow the marble paper to dry overnight.

Hold the paper over the starch while the excess drips off.