An Exact Account Of The Making Of Marbled Paper

Decorated papers from the ettinghausen collection.

An exact account of the making of marbled paper.

Without it the marbling will be faint and blurry. Buy pure aluminum sulfate from an art supply store or online. Follow the rest of the tutorial on the link above. Let the mixture cool and spray a thin layer onto your cotton paper.

First prep your paper. If you want to go the extra mile you can also use your marbled paper as the foundation for a slew of other projects like diary covers homemade stationary backgrounds die cut letters and so on. Be inspired to reimagine your marbled designs for home décor stationery textiles apparel ceramics accessories and more. Early in its history marbled paper was used for important documents.

Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity account authentication security and privacy preferences internal site usage and maintenance data and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Printed on to 120gsm off white paper. Watch a video demonstrating the process of making marbled paper. Add 2 tablespoons of alum and mix well.

Try gel colors and use a muffin tin to sort them out. A list of resources for marbling tools and supplies classes and marbling artists is also included. Marble wallpaper granite paper for old furniture self adhesive and removable cover surfaces 17 71 inch x 78inch marble paper peel and stick easy to apply 4 1 out of 5 stars 11 064 9 18 9. Marbling always creates a one of a kind monograph.

Making marbled paper is a great activity for you to do with your kids. It is creative and easy so they can participate and get engaged. Even if the exact same process was used variations in the water the artist s hand movements even the dust particles in the air prevent an exact duplicate. If you decide to do this with your kids choose the shaving cream and food color method as it is safest.

A selection of digitally printed marbled papers from original designs. Lay flat to dry. Make sure to mark the side that you sprayed because it can be hard to tell once it s dried. See beautiful examples of marbled paper in the exhibition clouds and gold dust.

Marbled paper is interesting enough to use as a standalone piece of artwork. How to make marbled paper. Required cookies technologies. To make enough alum for several dozen sheets of paper stir 1 tbsp 15 ml alum into 1 cups 360 ml warm water until completely dissolved at least two minutes.

Discover and fall in love with the ancient art of marbling with making marbled paper. Fill a spray bottle with warm water. As such marbled paper was used to prevent forgeries and erasure.