The Art of Paint Marbling: Tips, techniques, and step-by-step instructions for creating colorful marbled art on paper (Volume 3) (Fluid Art Series, 3)

__The Art of Paint Marbling__ takes you through all the tools, techniques, and tips you need to create your own marbled artwork. Closely following the successful __The Art of Paint Pouring__ and its follow-up, __The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin__, __The Art of Paint Marbling__ features a similarly easy-to-follow format and appealing aesthetic. Paint marbling is a contemporary technique with a long history. What started hundreds of years ago has evolved into a fun, modern art form that’s popular on YouTube and has been hailed as a trend by __The New York Times__. Nowadays, paint marbling uses a base of thickened water, onto which paint is poured and then swirled. Dipping paper directly into the paint creates beautiful, abstract art that’s easy to do at home using minimal, affordable supplies. Using step-by-step projects with thorough instructions, artists can use a variety of techniques to manipulate colored paint into intricate patterns and create marbled artwork on a variety of surfaces, including paper, cloth, and wood panels. Large, beautiful, and colorful photos accompany all of the projects and techniques. Paint marbling serves as a fun hobby for beginners, a new art form for more advanced artists looking for alternative techniques, and a family activity perfect for artists young and old. With __The Art of Paint Marbling__, you can learn to use paper, paint, and water to create your own on-trend artwork! The Art of Paint Marbling takes you through all the tools, techniques, and tips you need to create your own marbled artwork. *2022 Creative Book Awards winner for Best Drawing & Painting Book* Closely following the successful The Art of Paint Pouring and its follow-up, The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin — The Art of Paint Marbling features a similarly easy-to-follow format and appealing aesthetic. Paint marbling is a contemporary technique with a long history. What started hundreds of years ago has evolved into a fun, modern art form that's popular on YouTube and has been hailed as a trend by The New York Times . Nowadays, paint marbling uses a base of thickened water, onto which paint is poured and then swirled. Dipping paper directly into the paint creates beautiful, abstract art that's easy to do at home using minimal, affordable supplies. Using step-by-step projects with thorough instructions, artists can use a variety of techniques to manipulate colored paint into intricate patterns and create marbled artwork on a variety of surfaces , including paper, cloth, and wood panels. Large, beautiful, and colorful photos accompany all of the projects and techniques . Paint marbling serves as a fun hobby for beginners, a new art form for more advanced artists looking for alternative techniques, and a family activity perfect for artists young and old. With The Art of Paint Marbling , you can learn to use paper, paint, and water to create your own on-trend artwork! ONIX annotations:The Art of Paint Marbling takes you through all the tools, techniques, and tips you need to create your own marbled artwork. Closely following the successful The Art of Paint Pouring and its follow-up, The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin, The Art of Paint Marbling features a similarly easy-to-follow format and appealing aesthetic.Paint marbling is a contemporary technique with a long history. What started hundreds of years ago has evolved into a fun, modern art form that's popular on YouTube and has been hailed as a trend by The New York Times.Nowadays, paint marbling uses a base of thickened water, onto which paint is poured and then swirled. Dipping paper directly into the paint creates beautiful, abstract art that's easy to do at home using minimal, affordable supplies.Using step-by-step projects with thorough instructions, artists can use a variety of techniques to manipulate colored paint into intricate patterns and create marbled artwork on a variety of surfaces, including paper, cloth, and wood panels. Large, beautiful, and colorful photos accompany all of the projects and techniques. Paint marbling serves as a fun hobby for beginners, a new art form for more advanced artists looking for alternative techniques, and a family activity perfect for artists young and old.With The Art of Paint Marbling, you can learn to use paper, paint, and water to create your own on-trend artwork! Paint marbling is a contemporary technique with a long history. What started hundreds of years ago as the Japanese ink-based art of suminagashi has evolved into a fun, modern art form that's popular on YouTube and has been hailed as a trend by The New York Times. Nowadays, paint marbling uses a base of thickened water, onto which paint or another medium is poured and then swirled. Dipping paper directly into the paint creates beautiful, abstract art that's easy to do at home using minimal, affordable supplies. Using step-by-step projects with thorough instructions, artists can use paint, ink, nail polish, and more to create marbled artwork on a variety of surfaces, including paper and canvas. Large, beautiful, and colourful photos accompany all of the projects and techniques. Paint marbling serves as a fun hobby for beginners, a new art form for more advanced artists looking for alternative techniques, and a family activity perfect for artists young and old Cover Table of Contents INTRODUCTION THE STEPS TO MARBLING Tools & Materials Step 1: Alum Mixing Step 2: Mixing Carrageenan Step 3: Choosing a Color Palette Step 4: Floating the Paint Step 5: Printing FREEFORM PATTERNS Stone Swizzle COMBED PATTERNS Gel-Git Nonpareil Chevron Fountain Feather Bird Wing French Curl Whale Tail Frog Foot BEYOND THE BASICS Tiger Eye Lace Spanish Wave Double Dipping Cloth Marbling Paintings Marbled Collage Watercolor Over a Marbled Pattern Going 3-D Troubleshooting CLEANUP/SOURCE LIST MARBLING TERMS ABOUT THE ARTIST