Marbling 4 Fun - Marbling Paint Behaviour, Reasons for paint spreading speeds.
Marbling paint is liquid onto which it is dropped onto a thicker liquid called size (floater powder mix)
One drop of one colour becomes its lightest tone in the tray of size, another drop of the same colour intensifies the colour as its surface tension has doubled. More of the same colour increases its tension which increases the colour intensity. (Drop in different places not on top of one another). This is creating a base colour. This is how the paint slows down - increasing surface tension and colour intensity. However when starting this craft less is always more as the pigments we make are strong. Always practice with paper 160gms + first before marbling onto objects.
A few factors need to be in place before using the paint:
Remember to drop a base colour one drop at a time in a different area in your tray
(Never on top of each other, as they will sink)
However rich you want the base colour to be is the amount of drops you use (max 12 drops in tray provided) This slows down paint spreading too fast.
THIS CREATES SURFACE TENSION, SLOWING DOWN THE NEXT CHOICE OF COLOURS TO KEEP IN CIRCLES ON TOP OF THE BASE COLOUR.
TIP: Always TAP OUT of the pipette your next colour choice to get smaller drops to fall on top of the base colour, and design your artwork (eg Freestyle pattern)
Marbling paint is liquid onto which it is dropped onto a thicker liquid called size (floater powder mix)
One drop of one colour becomes its lightest tone in the tray of size, another drop of the same colour intensifies the colour as its surface tension has doubled. More of the same colour increases its tension which increases the colour intensity. (Drop in different places not on top of one another). This is creating a base colour. This is how the paint slows down - increasing surface tension and colour intensity. However when starting this craft less is always more as the pigments we make are strong. Always practice with paper 160gms + first before marbling onto objects.
A few factors need to be in place before using the paint:
- Once your paint has been diluted with the tap water (1:1) they are ready to use. This gives your marbling paint behaviour the correct viscosity.
- Mixing colours.
- See Floater liquid explained before.
- When dropping the paint see link.
Remember to drop a base colour one drop at a time in a different area in your tray
(Never on top of each other, as they will sink)
However rich you want the base colour to be is the amount of drops you use (max 12 drops in tray provided) This slows down paint spreading too fast.
THIS CREATES SURFACE TENSION, SLOWING DOWN THE NEXT CHOICE OF COLOURS TO KEEP IN CIRCLES ON TOP OF THE BASE COLOUR.
TIP: Always TAP OUT of the pipette your next colour choice to get smaller drops to fall on top of the base colour, and design your artwork (eg Freestyle pattern)
