Paper Marbling With Oil And Water

Remove the paper and set aside to dry.

Paper marbling with oil and water. Having the best oil paints can make creating these easier. Shake up the oil and water cups. The paints we tried are oil based so this was very important. For detailed instructions check out juggling with kids.

But it was a long fun day. We still love marbling paper with shaving cream but the effect is completely different with oil. Add some water to your shallow pan about halfway through. We tried gently pouring it and dropping bits of it with an eye dropper.

We d seen several methods but we had almost all the supplies to marble with oil paints so we decided to try that out first. Use a dropper or spoon to transfer color and oil to a dish of water. 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. Do what your children love the best.

In anticipation for this visit we made lists of possible crafts and paper marbling appeared on both lists. Place the paper gently on top of the water. There are several methods for making marbled papers. Oil based inks in a tank of water being prepared for marbling.

Let it sit for a about 30 40 seconds. Lay a piece of watercolor paper on top of the water. Stir vigorously to be sure oil and color are mixed well as they can be. Lay out your paper over your work surface to project from paint.

You can use one color or many. The results were pretty similar. Fill a large tray with an inch or so of water. Wear disposable gloves this was a must in keeping messes to a minimum as oil based paints do not come off easily.

You ll see some of the oil seep through the paper. Various additives or surfactant chemicals are used to help float the colors. Fill the pie dish with an inch of water. I used a disposable aluminum roasting pan.

Now it s time to distribute the oil and color on the surface of the water.