Marbling With Watercolor Paint

Historically all water based marbling was accomplished with watercolor or gouache paints formulated from natural pigments and binders.

Marbling with watercolor paint.

Watercolor paper was the perfect thickness and absorbed the inks beautifully. Wood pieces ornaments gift tags. Watercolor paint watercolor paper we cut these sheets in half pipettes or droppers oil we used vegetable oil you ll also need a tray to contain spills plastic cups butcher paper or cloth to lay your paintings on and paper towels. The colors of the historical natural palette are subtle but pleasing.

Water or liquid starch wooden skewer disposable containers acrylic paints 4 disposable plastic cups thick paper like card stock or watercolor paper other items you could marble. The main basic supplies needed when doing acrylic paint marbling are below. Ancient method of decorating paper. Examples do exist of cloth marbled with watercolor paints notably the cover of charles woolnaugh s 1853 book the art of marbling.