Troubleshooting Oil Marbling

Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water.

Troubleshooting oil marbling.

To solve this i switched to oil paints since oil does not mix with water. The process is broken up in easy steps so everyone can hav. Use an absorbant paper. You are just using plain old water and a few drops of ink so play with it and have fun.

We d seen several methods but we had almost all the supplies to marble with oil paints so we decided to try that out first. In anticipation for this visit we made lists of possible crafts and paper marbling appeared on both lists. My main issue thus far seemed to be keeping the pigments floating on the water. Marbling is a printmaking technique that basically looks like capturing a galaxy on a page except it requires neither subatomic particles nor superhuman skills nowadays you can find video tutorials showing you how to marble everything from silk scarves to fingernails but i primarily make marbled paper which you can use as backgrounds for collages or photos to decorate journals and.

Having the best oil paints can make creating these easier. I use sumi rice paper. This episode shows you two very easy methods. I experienced quite a few problems obtaining good materials for marbling carrageen moss is available in.

But it was a long fun day. Ideally the oil paints would float above the water so i wouldn t even need to thicken it. Hi nancy i have been experimenting with marbling and have encountered a problem of which i can t isolate the cause. Plus save 10 on subscriptions.

Use glass or plastic for the marbling. Or at least that was my initial idea. The floating paints are swirled into patterns. The color is softer then traditional acrylic or oil marbled papers but still striking.

Marbling tricks of the trade learned over 20 years. Hit enter to search or esc to close. Do not use a metal pan. Marbling with oil paints non thickened water.

Then you capture your design by laying a treated piece of fabric or paper down on top of the paint to transfer the swirls to the fabric. Metal changes the ink reaction some way and it will sink. Combining science and art in this awesome project will not only teach your kids but will result in a pretty project for your fridge. Introducing an innovative fall learning program.

I mix my carrageen following instructions 1 tbsp quart treat my paper canson watercolor paper with alum 1 tbsp cup and start creating patterns with my watered down acrylics 50 50 water to paint.