There are many books available on the different types of marbling and the materials used. I am sure all the books have a materials list. For watercolor...
Disclaimer: these worked for me - they may not work for you. I'm on a borrowed computer for a moment, so do not have her name here, but one of the other...
This is a question for our list manager, I think. I have a friend here in Oregon, who is a neophyte marbler, and she would greatly benefit from this list....
Dear Carol, Your friend can go to this link <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Marbling/join> to sign up. Let me know her email address and I will look out for it....
sometime ago, I googled methyl Cellulose to see what else was out there. I have been using the MC from dharma Trading, which I believe is $22/lb plus...
Instructions that came with my Methyl Cellulose years ago state that MC dissolves VERY slowly in cold water. It will lump until it is completely dispersed,...
Hi All I will say it again and again.... C A R R A G E E N A N is the best I have found! Throw the MC away and dont go there again then we can talk about ...
No John, I am another crazy person who will only use carrageenan. Yes it costs more, yes you can't save it very long, but I love it. It is also easy to work...
Iris and all thanks! I know there are newbies and I want them to enjoy the work.The straight pure lines. I could only create mud marbling with that fake...
Yes, I feel the same way. Some folks are quite happy with the MC, so there is a place for it, but for my work, it's Carrageenan all the way. It just comes out...
You know, it's all very well saying Carageen is the way to go. Maybe in countries like the States and most European countries but here in South Africa,...
Since when does marbling boil down (no pun intended) to only carageenan or methyl cellulose? What happened to gum tragacanth? I thought that was the "real"...
However you choose to spell it, if you want reliable results with marbling, use carragheenan! That's what I marble paper, silk, cotton, leather, wood with....
Nelle and Glenda and all.. You are both correct. I have been known to stir up debate here.I do need to try my new inks on all mediums to make sure I do not...
I haven't been able to get to a computer in a few days and I see that I've stirred up a hornets nest without meaning to. First, I had changed my email over to...
Susanne Yes there is materials, labor, studio expenses and others that go into the final price of the work being sold. One must have set prices in order to...
Oh John... it is the MOST serious work I have ever done, and that's an understatement. If you work as a marbler, it literally becomes a lifestyle, it's not...
I'm a total N00b in marbling, but an experienced illuminator...so am familiar with the watercolor pigment theory...will my home-made gum arabic based pigments...
Making marbling paint is a very delicate balance of all things. There is no one formula. Also most pigments are not marbling friendly or compatible with each...
Gum arabic has been the standard watercolor paint binder for centuries - at least for watercolor painting it is still considered the finest binder. I would...
Thanks Sue! I have a big bottle I bought fresh at a photo supply store. I cant get it to work with my inks....my pigments must be to heavy even bought a ball...
Carole At first search nothing poped up. I have only seen one brand and that is the Kodak... Is there more than one type or manufacturer. Thanks John ... ...
Hi John, I am only aware of the Kodak brand. Carole A. Floate CF Turnings 200 W. Witchwood Lane Lake Bluff, IL 60044 P 847-295-2631 F 847-295-2675 ... From:...
Hi, John, I use the Boku-Undo inks that I get from Diane Maurer for sumi. Her recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of ink to one drop of Photo-Flo. The recipe for the...
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