Marbling Paper With Oil

Lay a piece of watercolor paper on top of the water.

Marbling paper with oil.

I think using regular craft acrylic paint is just fine for most marbling projects. Marbled paper is sometimes used in bookmaking and as stationery. Through several centuries people have applied marbled materials to a variety of. Nail polish marbling dries quickly and there s less mess because you don t have to scrape away the shaving cream.

Marbling with oil and food coloring is beautiful. Lift the paper to reveal your marbled paper. You can use one color or many. But it was a long fun day.

This episode shows you two very easy methods. 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. Because oil and water do not mix the paint stays on the surface of the water and can be manipulated to make designs. Use a dropper or spoon to transfer color and oil to a dish of water.

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. Fill the pie dish with an inch of water. Having the best oil paints can make creating these easier.

Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. I ve made marbled paper with children as young as three with some lovely results. 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. The process is broken up in easy steps so everyone can hav.

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. 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. It s one of the easiest ways to marble paper with kids and uses materials you likely already have. Watercolor paper was the perfect thickness and absorbed the inks beautifully.

Stir vigorously to be sure oil and color are mixed well as they can be. We did this years ago when maia was 3 and it was past time to give it another go. We decided to try these an oil based paints for marbling which we chose for their bright array of colors. If you are looking to do acrylic paint pouring this folkart marbling paint pour set is a favorite.

We still love marbling paper with shaving cream but the effect is completely different with oil. There are so many different methods to marble paper. Simple marbling paper technique marbled paper is made by floating oil paint on water.