Marbling on silk using shaving foam!
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janecameronSHAVING FOAM MARBLING:
This is fantastic fun, and a great introduction to marbling on silk. It's also a much more simple process than "proper" marbling, and gives some beautiful results.
Equipment and instructions under the cut ...
EQUIPMENT:
* 1 can economy shaving foam (not a posh one with moisturisers in it!)
* A tray, or a flat surface of appropriate size (suggest covering this with plastic or paper)
* An afro comb, or other wide toothed comb, and some other tools (e.g. knitting needles / kebab sticks) for moving the paint about
* Some silk, on a frame if you like. (make sure frame fits into tray if using a tray!)
* Steam fixed paint (also works with iron fix if necessary)
* Kitchen towel
* A ruler or a long piece of stiff cardboard
* Rubber gloves / apron if required
* Newspaper
INSTRUCTIONS:
Stretch silk on frame (you may want multiple frames as one set of foam will do up to half a dozen prints) - Note: You do not NEED a frame - it's actually slightly better without one as the silk can be peeled off the foam more easily!
Spray shaving foam on to tray or prepared surface
Use ruler to even out shaving foam to form even surface
Drop paint on to shaving foam - suggest a couple of colours in the first instance
Use combs etc. to move paint into patterns in the foam
Place silk on to bed of foam, face down, and pat gently on the back with clean piece of kitchen towel to ensure the paint transfers to the silk
Gently lift off, starting at one end
Put to one side, face up, on some newspaper, to dry (probably takes about a day)
Once silk is fully dry, brush off the left over shaving foam and steam or iron to fix the paint
Then wash it to remove the last of the shaving foam.
You can then either do another piece using the same foam, add more paint, mix up and flatten out the foam again (gives a nice subtle background) and add more paint, or just wash it all off and start again.
Have fun! (Best done in the kitchen, or outdoors!)
This is fantastic fun, and a great introduction to marbling on silk. It's also a much more simple process than "proper" marbling, and gives some beautiful results.
Equipment and instructions under the cut ...
EQUIPMENT:
* 1 can economy shaving foam (not a posh one with moisturisers in it!)
* A tray, or a flat surface of appropriate size (suggest covering this with plastic or paper)
* An afro comb, or other wide toothed comb, and some other tools (e.g. knitting needles / kebab sticks) for moving the paint about
* Some silk, on a frame if you like. (make sure frame fits into tray if using a tray!)
* Steam fixed paint (also works with iron fix if necessary)
* Kitchen towel
* A ruler or a long piece of stiff cardboard
* Rubber gloves / apron if required
* Newspaper
INSTRUCTIONS:
Stretch silk on frame (you may want multiple frames as one set of foam will do up to half a dozen prints) - Note: You do not NEED a frame - it's actually slightly better without one as the silk can be peeled off the foam more easily!
Spray shaving foam on to tray or prepared surface
Use ruler to even out shaving foam to form even surface
Drop paint on to shaving foam - suggest a couple of colours in the first instance
Use combs etc. to move paint into patterns in the foam
Place silk on to bed of foam, face down, and pat gently on the back with clean piece of kitchen towel to ensure the paint transfers to the silk
Gently lift off, starting at one end
Put to one side, face up, on some newspaper, to dry (probably takes about a day)
Once silk is fully dry, brush off the left over shaving foam and steam or iron to fix the paint
Then wash it to remove the last of the shaving foam.
You can then either do another piece using the same foam, add more paint, mix up and flatten out the foam again (gives a nice subtle background) and add more paint, or just wash it all off and start again.
Have fun! (Best done in the kitchen, or outdoors!)
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Date: 2010-07-18 11:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-07-24 12:22 am (UTC)It does take about a week for the foam to dry properly - it wants to get powdery so you can brush it off with a soft brush without smearing the marbled pattern. I've been tidying these up today prior to steaming ...