Marbling With Starch

Add more paint and continue to marble more fabric.

Marbling with starch.

Varying the order in which the colors are dropped may affect how they expand. Fyi i used it as a reference on a recent paper marbling tutorial i. We tried two methods. One pan of starch will yield numerous pieces of fabric.

Water molecules like to stick together a property which scientists call surface tension. Paper marbling with liquid starch. The starch should be 1 to 2 inches deep in your pan. Pour 2 cups of liquid starch in the pan then add 1 2 tsp alum stirring until mixed.

To marble paper start by mixing alum and warm water and wiping the solution over your sheet of paper with a sponge. Starch can last for months. We couldn t get enough. Drop paint one color on top of another consecutively.

Marble fabric when dry. Marble in cool low moisture environments for best results. Wood for even coverage and true color it s best to base coat un finished wood surfaces with white acrylic paint and allow plenty of time to dry before marbling. I continue marbling fabric until the starch solution is no longer deep enough to support paint.

Some colors work others don t. You will also need to add textile medium to the acrylic paint solution. One with liquid starch made from cornstarch and tempera paint and another with a marbling kit. How to make marbleized paper.

The science behind the fun. Iron out any wrinkles do not use spray starch. Liquid starch is a much more dense liquid and will often allow for the paint to sit at the top allowing for you to dip an item into it for marbling. Cool marbling techniques and projects for kids.

Then lower your paper into the starch with the alum treated side down. Next pour liquid starch into a tray and add drops of paint to the starch to create your design. Both worked well but look very different. You will want to continue with the same or similar colors.

You most likely have all the ingredients right at home you need for this marbling technique. We used liquid starch and acrylic paints to marble our own paper. Paper marbling with shaving cream from handmade kids art. See recipe to make homemade liquid starch above.

Some paint will sink to the bottom do not worry.