Marbling Paper Man

Author einen miura states that the oldest reference to suminagashi papers are in the waka poems of shigeharu 825 880 ce a son of the famed heian era poet.

Marbling paper man.

The best paper for marbleizing is thick enough to be absorbent while standing up to the water bath but not so thick that it s inflexible. Let the mixture cool and spray a thin layer onto your cotton paper. Repeat with clean strips until the solution is clear. Alum is a mordant meaning it causes color to set on the paper.

Make sure to mark the side that you sprayed because it can be hard to tell once it s dried. Set aside on top of your parchment paper or newspaper to dry. We also used some little condiment cups with lids to mix our oil and food coloring but you could use any container with a lid. All you need is some vegetable oil some liquid food coloring a shallow tray or dish and some decently heavy paper.

Remove and pat dry with a paper towel. Add 2 tablespoons of alum and mix well. To change paint colors lay strips of newsprint across the solution s surface then remove. Gel food coloring we used wilton brand colors if you are planning on using your food coloring for food after this art activity put a small amount of the food coloring in small containers to use that way hair gel won t be in your food in the future.

Mix alum and warm water optional. So we gave it a go and the results were stunning. In contrast suminagashi 墨流し which means floating ink in japanese appears to be the earliest form of marbling during the 12th century sanjuurokuninshuu 三十六人集 located in nishihonganji 西本願寺 kyoto. Jar melo marbling painting kit non toxic painting on water.

I ve always wanted to try paper marbling and knew there must be some science involved. Without it the marbling will be faint and blurry. Creative marbling art for children. If it s too thick the paper will push away the pigment when you gently lay your sheet onto the pigmented water.

Fill a spray bottle with warm water. Do not touch the paper until it is dry typically within 2 hours depending on humidity levels decide whether to keep or discard your solution it can be used several times. Add your watercolor paper down on the water rough end we cut our paper to a size that fit our pan fully submerging to capture all the paint onto the paper.