Marbling With Oil Paint

Add some water to your shallow pan about halfway through.

Marbling with oil paint.

Pour oil into little bowls it does not take much. Graham paints we had on hand. The paper is pre treated with a mixture of alum 1 cup desolved in a gallon of water which works as a mordant so the paint will stick to the paper. Drop paint on the paper and then drops of oil over the paint.

The paints we tried are oil based so this was very important. Oil paint colors cheap oil paints should work just fine we used the m. One good video about the marbling art on water. Fill the pie dish with an inch of water.

Oil paint the oil paint method of marbling is a bit more labor intensive but it allows you to create totally customized colors. Big plastic bin to float the paint in small containers to mix paint colors and. And because the paint is oil based there s less risk of the pigment sinking to the bottom of your water bath oil and water you know. Lay out your paper over your work surface to project from paint.

You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Turpentine easily found at a hardware store. Marbling with oil and food coloring since oil and water repel rather than mix the oil marbling technique creates bubbles of color and white spots. The alum treated side of the paper is laid over the paint and lifts it off the bath when it is removed.

Place another sheet over your finished watercolor and oil painting to absorb the extra paint and oil and create beautiful marbled effects. Create fun patterns and let kids decide what colors and and shapes they want. Put a few drops of either watercolor or food coloring in each bowl. Where there are oil bubbles the water based food coloring won t stick to the paper.

How to water marble with acrylic paint. Once the paper has dried it s ready to use. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors.