Marble Painting On Fabric

Marbled fabric has a large colorless blotch an air bubble was trapped between the paint and fabric when it was lowered.

Marble painting on fabric.

A project perfect for all ages and abilities marble painting is a quick and easy craft everyone is sure to enjoy. This technique is simple yet adds an interesting layer to the marbled fabric design. Adding fabric paint to your marble painting. This will help the paint to adhere to the fabric.

Marbled fabric has a subtle break in the pattern a hesitation line caused by a lack of fluidity in lowering fabric. Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water. Then you capture your design by laying a treated piece of fabric or paper down on top of the paint to transfer the swirls to the fabric. I was browsing pinterest one day and came across instructions on how to dye paper to create a marbled effect.

Just be sure your container is large enough to hold them lots of old newspaper. I have done this craft with seniors adults with special needs and children ages five to 13. To enhance your marbled fabric or to add a little more interest to a not so favorite design try adding the lumiere fabric paints in splatters and splashes with a paint brush. I splattered paint on the marbling medium to create this marbled fabric.

Here are the designs i created. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture. If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors. The paper looked gorgeous and i was curious to see whether the same technique could be applied to fabric.

You can find it here. I used a stick to create patterns in this one. Marbled fabric has a thin colorless line a string was probably stuck to the fabric preventing paint contact. To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer.

How to water marble with acrylic paint. A fun tutorial on how to marble farbic with acrylic paint this diy fabric marbling technique is a unique method and an awesome way to create cool patterns you can somewhat control and transfer to other surfaces. Fabric to marble you can use these white bandanas since the edges are already finished. No agitation to the paint drops here i just picked up the paint as is.

Step 08 rinse the fabric in cool water being careful not to wring or twist the fabric. Prepare your fabric the day before before you marble the fabric it needs to be soaked in alum. You should be going for a milky look to your paint. Designs created from marbling with acrylic paint on fabric.