Marbling Wood With Acrylic Paint

How to float acrylic paint on water.

Marbling wood with acrylic paint.

The main basic supplies needed when doing acrylic paint marbling are below. First you will need to marble the wood panel. Then mix your paint in disposable cups. Start with your plain wood panel and protect your work surface well.

For this i have an acrylic paint pouring technique that will give you a marbled look. The marbling process involves floating acrylic paint on top of a base of thickened water swirling and moving the paint into unique patterns then dipping in a piece of wood that will be stained with the pattern. In maker space we tried out a brand new paint marbling project using wood and were thrilled by the response it received.