Water Marbling Cloth

I love exploring colors water marbling and acrylic pouring are 2 ways for me to change medium and becoming a better artist.

Water marbling cloth.

Step by step instructions for marbling with acrylic paint on fabric. Marbling is the process of floating paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water. Make enough solution to cover your fabrics. Mix 3 tablespoons of alum per quart of hot water in one of the buckets.

Swish fabric to make sure the material is saturated. The most frequent. There was too much time spent between making the pattern and putting the fabric in the paint mixture. Allow the solution to cool.

In the large tray or tin create the marbling mix by mixing one tablespoon of ammonia with four tablespoons of methocel in tepid water. Fill a tub with marbling medium and remove bubbles from the medium using folded newsprint. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer. Carefully pull the fabric out of the mixture and place it on newspaper to dry.

The floating paints are swirled into patterns. You can use a sheet of newspaper to collect leftover paint from the. Mix 3 tablespoons alum per quart of hot tap water in a bin. Reserve alum mixture in bin to use over several days.

Removing bubbles from marbling medium. I am doing a series of videos about water marbling using the exact same. Then you capture your design with fabric or paper. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture.

Add the fabric to the bucket. Hand marbled book cloth was produced beginning in the 1830s as a durable inexpensive alternative to leather. How to water marble with acrylic paint. Soak leather or prewashed fabric in mixture for 20 minutes or brush onto paper.

Add water to the size then re apply paints. Wear disposable gloves while treating and marbling the fabric. The marbling base is too thick. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors.

Drop different colors of acrylic paint onto the marbling medium some paints move faster than others. The marbling colors might be too thick. Thin the colors with water then test. To do this mix one quart of hot water with three tablespoons of alum and soak the cloth for twenty minutes.

It is that easy and a great project for kids small parties and classes. You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Add more paint and do another piece of fabric.