Borax Marbling With Acrylic

Cut a sheet of newspaper so that it is slightly larger than your tray and lightly press it down until it sits on top.

Borax marbling with acrylic.

Fri may 19 2017 9 16 pm. If they float on the surface you are ready to start the project. In a 9 13 pan combine 1 4 cup of borax powder and 3 4 cup water. Mix medium viscosity concentrated artist colors with marble ease and a small amount of distilled water to the consistency of light cream.

Sprinkle a few drops of acrylic paint on the water. Keep adding more color across the entire surface. If paint is too thick it will sink. Marble ease should be added directly to the paint.

Mixing acrylic paint with marble ease marbling fluid. I recently read a book on marbling and they suggest preparing the size with borax. Does anyone add borax to their carrageenan. If not add another teaspoon of borax.

Home board index marbling acrylic marbling. Touch the water surface with the skewer tip so the paint transfers to the surface of the water. Dip a toothpick in your paint and lightly touch it to the water s surface. Wear clothes that can get paint on them dried acrylic paint doesn t come out of clothes easily.

Protect your work surface with a vinyl tablecloth or newspaper and set up an area with newspaper for your artwork to dry. Pre soak your laundry for 30 minutes in a solution of one tablespoon of borax per gallon of warm water or add 1 2 cup of borax to a pre soak cycle. 2 posts page 1 of 1. Increases the stain removal ability of your detergent.

Jan 24 2017 explore laura shields s board marbeling swirl painting dipping etc followed by 190 people on pinterest. The alkaline ph of borax helps to break down acidic stains such as tomato or mustard. See more ideas about marbeling ebru art painting. Post by scottc sat aug 12 2017 10 03 pm.

See more ideas about marble paper acrylic pouring art blog projects. Jan 21 2019 explore janine nelson s board marbling on pinterest. If too thin it will spread out quickly and become transparent. The marbling process involves floating acrylic paint on top of a base of thickened water swirling and moving the paint into unique patterns then dipping in a piece of wood that will be stained with the pattern.

It works well on grease and oil stains too.