Marbling With Oil Paint

One good video about the marbling art on water.

Marbling with oil paint. Where there are oil bubbles the water based food coloring won t stick to the paper. Lay out your paper over your work surface to project from paint. Oil paint colors cheap oil paints should work just fine we used the m. Oil paint the oil paint method of marbling is a bit more labor intensive but it allows you to create totally customized colors.

The paper is pre treated with a mixture of alum 1 cup desolved in a gallon of water which works as a mordant so the paint will stick to the paper. This original video was created for you by http epsos de and there is an original digital signature in the. Add some water to your shallow pan about halfway through. Put a few drops of either watercolor or food coloring in each bowl.

Graham paints we had on hand. And because the paint is oil based there s less risk of the pigment sinking to the bottom of your water bath oil and water you know. Once the paper has dried it s ready to use. Drop paint on the paper and then drops of oil over the paint.

How to water marble with acrylic paint. Place another sheet over your finished watercolor and oil painting to absorb the extra paint and oil and create beautiful marbled effects. The paints we tried are oil based so this was very important. Stir vigorously to be sure oil and color are mixed well as they can be.

You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Marbling with oil and food coloring since oil and water repel rather than mix the oil marbling technique creates bubbles of color and white spots. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. Turpentine easily found at a hardware store.

The alum treated side of the paper is laid over the paint and lifts it off the bath when it is removed. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer. Pour oil into little bowls it does not take much.