Marble Paper With Liquid Starch

Let the paper dry overnight or speed drying with a blow dryer.

Marble paper with liquid starch. You can also switch out the water and use the liquid starch instead. Next pour liquid starch into a tray and add drops of paint to the starch to create your design. For best results allow the marble paper to dry overnight. Hold the paper over the starch while the excess drips off.

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. This is a marbling technique for kids that i ve always wanted to try and sorta did and sorta didn t. Make a double recipe of liquid starch by dissolving 4 tbs.

Trays should be larger than paper in cups dilute 2 parts of each paint color in 3 parts water. 4 how to marble paper with liquid starch. Corn starch in 1 2 cup cold water. Then lower your paper into the starch with the alum treated side down.

Remove the paper from the water bath and place it painted side facing up on newspaper to dry. 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. In one tray mix a starch bath with 4 cups liquid starch and 1 tsp. Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a sauce pan.

Place the paper painted side facing down onto the surface of the water in the tub to remove the starch.