Tbc the best crafts marbling art paint kit 6 bottles marbling inks 19ml each art of painting on water ebru art suminagashi creative toys gifts arts and crafts paint set 4 1 out of 5 stars 17 17 99 17.
Best paper for japanese marbling.
A super blurry grainy and a fair amount of paint has rinsed off.
Based on these examples the following heavy weight papers are suitable for marbling in a moderate value range.
I suggest purchasing the ultimate marbling handbook by diane maurer mathison.
B somewhat streaky.
C a bit of residual paint in white areas.
We also tried using watercolor and traditional japanese marbling paper made of mulberry fibers but we found that the japanese paper tore easily and was too thin.
D sharp edges high contrast and crisp veins showing the clean white of the paper.
For suminagashi i ve used student grade hosho kinwashi kitakata torinoko unryu and many fine handmade japanese papers sold through aiko s in chicago now closed.
Watercolor pape r was the perfect thickness and absorbed the inks beautifully.
Paper marbling suminagashi which translates to floating black ink is an ancient meditative japanese practice of gently floating pigments on the surface of water with a brush and then capturing the mono print image on an absorbent paper.
This exciting 4 hour workshop will present historical background and introduce the time honored technique.