Marbling Paints Fabric

Again some colors will float better than others.

Marbling paints fabric.

I splattered paint on the marbling medium to create this marbled fabric. Acrylic paints can be purchased from any art supply or craft store but it s best to be consistent with the brand so that they mix well and have similar viscosity. Acrylic paints or airbrushing ink are the most common choices for fabric marbling. Dispersant is your friend.

Fabric marbling is the art of floating paints on top of a thick solution called size manipulating the paints into patterns then transferring the pattern to an object by gently placing the object on top of the solution marbling lets you make your one of a kind quilting or other fabric item. 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. All the colors work amazingly well. You can do this the night before.

Hang to completely dry before marbling. Painting on wet glue from housing a forest. I used 2 different combs to create this pattern. Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water.

Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water. All of the paints below have been used with success by some experienced marblers. No agitation to the paint drops here i just picked up the paint as is. The floating paints are swirled into patterns.

Mix 3 tablespoons alum per 1 quart of hot water. The floating paints are swirled into patterns. The trick to adhering the paint to fabric is presoaking the fabric in alum. How to marble fabric.

Marble with acrylic paint for beginners or kids. The jacquard marbling paints were developed specifically for marbling and unlike some of the other brands jacquard has nailed it. Here s a fun marbling project for older kids and even for yourself. Let the alum dissolve then soak the fabric for 20 minutes.

This marbling project look like a blast and when you re done exploring this fun marbling process you can turn the finished pieces into cool sun catchers. 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. If you are looking to do acrylic paint pouring this folkart marbling paint pour set is a favorite. Suminagashi translates to floating ink in japanese.

Here i used a stick to gently move the paint drops around the tub to create. However if you really are looking for a marbling paint i have heard good things about this bo kuundo marbling paper origami marbling kit.