Marbling Paper Man

Without it the marbling will be faint and blurry.

Marbling paper man.

Repeat with clean strips until the solution is clear. If it s too thick the paper will push away the pigment when you gently lay your sheet onto the pigmented water. How to make marbled paper. Jar melo marbling painting kit non toxic painting on water.

Do not touch the paper until it is dry typically within 2 hours depending on humidity levels decide whether to keep or discard your solution it can be used several times. Author einen miura states that the oldest reference to suminagashi papers are in the waka poems of shigeharu 825 880 ce a son of the famed heian era poet. Alum is a mordant meaning it causes color to set on the paper. All you need is some vegetable oil some liquid food coloring a shallow tray or dish and some decently heavy paper.

Lay flat to dry. I ve always wanted to try paper marbling and knew there must be some science involved. To change paint colors lay strips of newsprint across the solution s surface then remove. The best paper for marbleizing is thick enough to be absorbent while standing up to the water bath but not so thick that it s inflexible.

Make sure to mark the side that you sprayed because it can be hard to tell once it s dried. Add 2 tablespoons of alum and mix well. Set aside on top of your parchment paper or newspaper to dry. Let the mixture cool and spray a thin layer onto your cotton paper.

First prep your paper. We also used some little condiment cups with lids to mix our oil and food coloring but you could use any container with a lid. Remove and pat dry with a paper towel. Fill a spray bottle with warm water.

So we gave it a go and the results were stunning. In contrast suminagashi 墨流し which means floating ink in japanese appears to be the earliest form of marbling during the 12th century sanjuurokuninshuu 三十六人集 located in nishihonganji 西本願寺 kyoto. Add your watercolor paper down on the water rough end we cut our paper to a size that fit our pan fully submerging to capture all the paint onto the paper.