Marbling With Starch

One with liquid starch made from cornstarch and tempera paint and another with a marbling kit.

Marbling with starch.

Some paint will sink to the bottom do not worry. Fyi i used it as a reference on a recent paper marbling tutorial i. Marble fabric when dry. Marble in cool low moisture environments for best results.

Water molecules like to stick together a property which scientists call surface tension. Then lower your paper into the starch with the alum treated side down. Add more paint and continue to marble more fabric. Cool marbling techniques and projects for kids.

Iron out any wrinkles do not use spray starch. Drop paint one color on top of another consecutively. We used liquid starch and acrylic paints to marble our own paper. Varying the order in which the colors are dropped may affect how they expand.

Starch can last for months. I continue marbling fabric until the starch solution is no longer deep enough to support paint. Pour 2 cups of liquid starch in the pan then add 1 2 tsp alum stirring until mixed. The science behind the fun.

We tried two methods. We couldn t get enough. 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. Next pour liquid starch into a tray and add drops of paint to the starch to create your design.

This post even has. You most likely have all the ingredients right at home you need for this marbling technique. You will want to continue with the same or similar colors. Drop paint then create lines with a stylus.

See recipe to make homemade liquid starch above. To marble paper start by mixing alum and warm water and wiping the solution over your sheet of paper with a sponge. One pan of starch will yield numerous pieces of fabric. How to make marbleized paper.

Paper marbling with shaving cream from handmade kids art. The starch should be 1 to 2 inches deep in your pan. You will also need to add textile medium to the acrylic paint solution. Paper marbling with liquid starch.

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.