Marbling Paper Ink

You could also use copic marker refill.

Marbling paper ink.

The technique is quite easy. Various additives or surfactant chemicals are used to help float the colors. Marbleizing which involves using absorbent papers to pick up ink from a water bath dates to the twelfth century when it was practiced in japan and possibly china. These innovative marbling inks are not ordinary dyes.

It may seem straightforward until you consider buoyancy and other variables in the mix. During a special process. A shallow tray is filled with water and various kinds of ink or paint colors are carefully applied to the surface with an ink brush. Remove and pat dry with a paper towel.

The marbling pigments sold by most arts and crafts suppliers can be quite expensive and are not always readily available. Fill your tray with about 1 2 1 inch of water. Today you can make your own rich designs by marbleizing paper to use as stationery and cards. In the beginning of my video i show many examples of alcohol ink marbling.

Marbling is achieved by floating pigment on water and laying paper over the water to transfer the pigment design onto the paper. This package contains six marbling colour inks in 12ml tubes orange red yellow green blue and black. Beautiful hand marbleized paper is often used in bookmaking or other paper crafts. I used a heavy watercolor stock for my paper but i think you could get away with a nice cardstock.

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. Save money by making your own mableizing ink. Set aside on top of your parchment paper or newspaper to dry. Oil based inks in a tank of water being prepared for marbling.

They are pigment inks made of high grade cosmetic pigment with p v a. There are several methods for making marbled papers. Method 1 water marbling all you need for this technique are some alcohol inks paper a tray and water.