Marbling Paper With Shaving Foam

2 use the back of a squeegee or you can use a ruler to spread the shaving cream out to a nice even layer.

Marbling paper with shaving foam.

Repeat the process with different colours added each layer of shaving foam will yield up to 5 prints depending on amount of paint used. Supplies needed and where to buy them. In this activity we will scrape the foam off the paper to. Scrape the foam off using a ruler starting at one narrow end with the ruler upright and a firm movement.

Apply a small amount of shaving cream to the pan or use wax paper so that you can make a layer that is a little wider than your cardstock sheet and about 1 4 1 25 cm thick. German artist gerhard richter is well known for his abstract works. I placed a layer of shaving foam in my glass bowl and squirted drops of ink onto the foam. Cut paper to the desired size and shape.

I had to try it to find out. Using a method i found online i tried marbling experiments using marbling ink and watered down acrylic paints with shaving foam. You ll be able to see the pattern transferring onto the fabric from the back if your fabric isn t too thick. Gently press down on the paper so that it comes in contact with the colors on the foam.

You can cut your paper into fun shapes such as hearts butterflies or easter eggs. Lay the paper onto the surface of the shaving foam. Lift paper off and lay on a flat surface. Underneath this top layer of paint richter sometimes paints a detailed composition which sometimes peeks through.

Lift up your fabric from the corner and place it down on a paper towel. I then used a pipette to stir everything together to form patterns. The idea that you could transfer a swirly pattern of colours onto a piece of paper just by pressing the paper into a pan of shaving cream kind of perplexed me. Paper crafts are always fun but when i first heard about marbling with shaving cream and food colour i was skeptical.

Foaming shaving cream dollar tree plastic contai. In these paintings he scraped paint across the canvas. Watch how to easily marble paper using shaving cream craft paint. It is a very quick easy project and a lovely way for children with adult supervision to experiment with colours and patterns.

Marbling with shaving foam this is a great alternative project to traditional marbling that uses everyday items that you have in the home shaving foam food colouring paper card etc. Place your fabric right side down onto the shaving foam and use your hand to smooth out the fabric so that its all touching the shaving foam. Leave marbled paper to dry.