Marbling Paper With Oil

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.

Marbling paper with oil. In anticipation for this visit we made lists of possible crafts and paper marbling appeared on both lists. Marbling with oil and food coloring is beautiful. Having the best oil paints can make creating these easier. Stir vigorously to be sure oil and color are mixed well as they can be.

It s one of the easiest ways to marble paper with kids and uses materials you likely already have. We still love marbling paper with shaving cream but the effect is completely different with oil. The process is broken up in easy steps so everyone can hav. We also tried using watercolor and traditional japanese marbling paper made of mulberry fibers but we found that the japanese paper tore easily and was too thin.

Use a dropper or spoon to transfer color and oil to a dish of water. Through several centuries people have applied marbled materials to a variety of. Nail polish is a little more permanent which makes this a great technique for marbling more than just paper but it may also make this method less ideal for kids. However if you really are looking for a marbling paint i have heard good things about this bo kuundo marbling paper origami marbling kit.

Because oil and water do not mix the paint stays on the surface of the water and can be manipulated to make designs. Lay a piece of watercolor paper on top of the water. We did this years ago when maia was 3 and it was past time to give it another go. Lift the paper to reveal your marbled paper.

Marbled paper is sometimes used in bookmaking and as stationery. If you are looking to do acrylic paint pouring this folkart marbling paint pour set is a favorite. Fill the pie dish with an inch of water. But it was a long fun day.

This episode shows you two very easy methods. Simple marbling paper technique marbled paper is made by floating oil paint on water. We decided to try these an oil based paints for marbling which we chose for their bright array of colors. The oil paint did float without the assistance of a water thickener and did produce a much bolder design but the design was very difficult to control as it floated on water which had not been thickened.

I think using regular craft acrylic paint is just fine for most marbling projects. The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface such as paper or fabric. You can use one color or many. Watercolor paper was the perfect thickness and absorbed the inks beautifully.

There are so many different methods to marble paper. I ve made marbled paper with children as young as three with some lovely results. It s messy but worth it.