Water Marble Painting Technique

Spray paint water before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in.

Water marble painting technique.

The floating paints are swirled into patterns. This technique is messy so i use scrap cardboard to cover my table. If it stays clumped in the center rotate the glass until it thins slightly. Start with your plain wood panel and protect your work surface well.

Unlike flat paint the marble painting technique offers far more depth and visual interest. Drip one color onto the water. Marbling is easier than you think and once you ve learned the technique you ll be swirling and dipping everything you own from hats to totes to notebooks this tutorial is not to be missed. Marbled paper is the art of floating pigments and dyes on water and transferring those patterns onto paper.

How to water marble with acrylic paint. Tell us what you see and share your projects with us on our facebook page here. I did this the day before and let them dry overnight. Then you capture your design by laying a treated piece of fabric or paper down on top of the paint to transfer the swirls to the fabric.

If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. But for an art whose wispy pleasant patterns and resurfacing popularity feel like a breath of fresh air it can be hard to believe that the techniques of marbling date back to the middle ages. You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water.

Mix each with one part marbling medium and one part craft paint. It should spread out a little across the surface. A marble faux finish can transform your bathroom into a rich sophisticated and elegant space. The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this.

Then mix your paint in disposable cups. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. Hold the wand over the water surface and wait until a single drop falls.