Marbling Paper With Shaving Foam

The idea that you could transfer a swirly pattern of colours onto a piece of paper just by pressing the paper into a pan of shaving cream kind of perplexed me.

Marbling paper with shaving foam.

Foaming shaving cream dollar tree plastic contai. German artist gerhard richter is well known for his abstract works. Lay the paper onto the surface of the shaving foam. The paper should be smaller than the colored area of your shaving foam.

Lift paper off and lay on a flat surface. Scrape the foam off using a ruler starting at one narrow end with the ruler upright and a firm movement. Lift up your fabric from the corner and place it down on a paper towel. The best easiest and cheapest diy marbled paper is done with shaving cream marbling.

Leave marbled paper to dry. I then used a pipette to stir everything together to form patterns. I placed a layer of shaving foam in my glass bowl and squirted drops of ink onto the foam. Cut paper to the desired size and shape.

In these paintings he scraped paint across the canvas. Apply a small amount of shaving cream to the pan or use wax paper so that you can make a layer that is a little wider than your cardstock sheet and about 1 4 1 25 cm thick. Gently press down on the paper so that it comes in contact with the colors on the foam. Place your fabric right side down onto the shaving foam and use your hand to smooth out the fabric so that its all touching the shaving foam.

This is one of our all time favorite art activities. Repeat the process with different colours added each layer of shaving foam will yield up to 5 prints depending on amount of paint used. Paper crafts are always fun but when i first heard about marbling with shaving cream and food colour i was skeptical. It is a very quick easy project and a lovely way for children with adult supervision to experiment with colours and patterns.

In this activity we will scrape the foam off the paper to. Marbling with shaving foam this is a great alternative project to traditional marbling that uses everyday items that you have in the home shaving foam food colouring paper card etc. You can cut your paper into fun shapes such as hearts butterflies or easter eggs. Supplies needed and where to buy them.

Watch how to easily marble paper using shaving cream craft paint. You ll be able to see the pattern transferring onto the fabric from the back if your fabric isn t too thick. Underneath this top layer of paint richter sometimes paints a detailed composition which sometimes peeks through.