Hikmet Barutcugil - Marbling on Paper

Ideas to Try

Marbling on paper

You will need:

a large baking tray, at least 2.5cm deep

water

vinegar

(wallpaper paste)

oil based paints

white spirit to thin the paints if they are too thick

1. Fill the baking tray almost to the top with water.

Add a few drops of vinegar to the water. If you put wallpaper paste as well as vinegar into the water the pattern will be clearer and easier for young children to work with.

2. Sprinkle, place or drop paint onto the surface of the water using brushes, sticks or eye droppers.

Experiment with different procedures and see how it alters the pattern of the paint.

3. Move and swirl the paints with a stick or cardboard comb.

Experiment with different movements, such as swirls, zigzags or wavy lines.

4. Try painting a simple picture over the pattern.

5. Lay a sheet of paper on the surface of the water.

Wait a few seconds.

Carefully lift it off.

6. Lay on newspaper or hang up to dry.

7. Try taking more than one print from the paints and observe the results.