Marble Paper With Liquid Starch

Mark one side of your watercolor paper with an a and use a sponge brush to apply alum solution evenly to that side of the paper.

Marble paper with liquid starch. Next pour liquid starch into a tray and add drops of paint to the starch to create your design. We made our own starchy medium with cornstarch and it was only partially effective but apparently you can use liquid starch to marble paper easily as the starch keeps the paint near the surface. Fill the other tray with water. You can also switch out the water and use the liquid starch instead.

Let the paper dry overnight or speed drying with a blow dryer. Hold the paper over the starch while the excess drips off. Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a sauce pan. Then lower your paper into the starch with the alum treated side down.

Corn starch in 1 2 cup cold water. Make a double recipe of liquid starch by dissolving 4 tbs. This is a marbling technique for kids that i ve always wanted to try and sorta did and sorta didn t. See recipe to make homemade liquid starch above how to water marble with acrylic paint.

4 how to marble paper with liquid starch. For best results allow the marble paper to dry overnight. To marble paper start by mixing alum and warm water and wiping the solution over your sheet of paper with a sponge. In one tray mix a starch bath with 4 cups liquid starch and 1 tsp.

Liquid starch is a much more dense liquid and will often allow for the paint to sit at the top allowing for you to dip an item into it for marbling.