Thank you for your continued help!Thanks very much! I have amended the configuration of the carrageenan and diluted the PHOTO FLO.Now my color can float on the...
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Cynthia Eaton
cre8ton
Aug 6, 2012 6:49 am
Congratulations on getting the color to float. Keep good records of what you did that made that happen. On to the next issue. There seems to always be more...
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Bill Colvard
bgcolvard
Aug 6, 2012 4:50 pm
as terminology is a subject of foremost interest for me (we need to make sure that we mean the same thing when we use the same word or confusion will be even...
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George Reynolds
georger1998
Aug 7, 2012 2:53 am
Sorry for jumping into this conversation late but I want to mention that I have no problem getting Liquitex Paints to float - I do this by adding about 50%...
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hamburgerbuntpapier_de
hamburgerbun...
Aug 7, 2012 11:12 am
Bill, when you want to try marbling with oil based paints, just do it. What works for others doesn't necessarily work for you anyway (and vice versa), everyone...
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woshidaawu
Aug 8, 2012 2:47 am
I took some photos and puted them on my blog,but I don't know whether you can see it. http://lmj8814.blog.163.com/blog/static/14541802320127810441944/ The...
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woshidaawu
Aug 8, 2012 2:54 am
I'm sorry forget Golden Medium.Where there is about it in detail?What is its full name? thanksŁĄ liangzhen...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Aug 8, 2012 8:22 am
congratulations on some progress made. When carageen gets too old, it will definitely go "bad" and smell like fish since it is seaweed. That's why I use...
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cepporto
Aug 9, 2012 2:01 pm
Hello! I use acrylic paint Liquitex, Golden and Amsterdam Expert, only the black color of the Golden (carbon black). The metallic, mix with the tubes of...
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jemiljan
Aug 10, 2012 9:33 am
Greetings everyone, I would like to ask those of you who have complete runs of Ink & Gall a question. Forgive me for asking this, but I am far away from my...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Aug 11, 2012 6:03 am
If you have access to acrylic paints, can you get some matte medium? You can try adding that to your paints/inks. If the paper is colored, I have had better...
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irisnevins
idn17
Aug 11, 2012 1:45 pm
Good input Sue, but I need to say one thing... Lamp black itself, while Yes, it is made from soot, that is not what makes it bleed. The bleeding comes from...
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woshidaawu
Aug 14, 2012 2:37 am
There are a number of people using Methyl cellulose.Methyl cellulose is divided into many kinds.what kind of them is commonly used? thanks liangzhen...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Aug 15, 2012 5:12 am
I made several marbled scarves today and the marbling gods decided to play along. I even got the black to look black on the scarves. The other day it came...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Aug 15, 2012 5:53 am
I have used three different types of methyl cellulose so far. It's also known as HEC. Each type has it's own mixing instructions. I've used it a lot for...
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Aaron Salik
aaronsalik
Aug 15, 2012 1:34 pm
Here at Talas we sell Methyl Cellulose in different quantities, and at a much lower price than the sources mentioned previously. The product can be found on...
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irisnevins
idn17
Aug 15, 2012 1:39 pm
Hi Aaron... does it come with instructions for the type you sell. Iris Nevins www.marblingpaper.com On 08/15/12, Aaron Salik<aaron@...> wrote: Here...
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woshidaawu
Aug 16, 2012 4:37 am
I bought a new book about marbling in online shopping.It is on the way . I hope it will be useful. "MARBLING TECHNIQUES", it is the only one left. The Ultimate...
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jemiljan
Aug 16, 2012 1:48 pm
Hi Aaron, I've used your methyl cellulose for other bookbinding applications, but I think it's too grainy to be used for marbling. Do you know if it's...
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Aaron Salik
aaronsalik
Aug 16, 2012 2:53 pm
Hi Iris, It does not. We have plenty of people that purchase this for marbling, but I am unsure what proportions they use. In the wide world of methyl...
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irisnevins
idn17
Aug 16, 2012 6:24 pm
Hi Aaron.... I would really need to know how to dilute it. I suspect it will not work well with my watercolors, they seem to like carrageenan much better! I...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Aug 17, 2012 7:51 am
I believe that is by Diane Maurer and it's very good. If so, it's been out of print for awhile. Sue [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Aaron Salik
aaronsalik
Aug 17, 2012 2:37 pm
Hi Iris, I couldn't agree with you more, and this is why we don't typically provide recipes with our products. Since we sell to a wide and varied group of...
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irisnevins
idn17
Aug 17, 2012 6:38 pm
Thanks Aaron... maybe I was unclear...yes, I would fine tune it by feel, BUT... not being a user of it at all, I have no clue what the additives needed are in...
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carylhanc@...
cherry_hill_...
Aug 17, 2012 7:19 pm
Hi, Iris and all, I use M/C, usually purchased from Dharma. Their "recipe" calls for 1 ounce (3-1/2 TBSP) powder to 1 gallon of room temp water, while...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Aug 17, 2012 7:31 pm
to add to this thread. In Talas's directions, it says to use 1/2 cup of powder to 1 gallon of water and let it stand overnight to make a thick solution and...
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irisnevins
idn17
Aug 18, 2012 12:44 am
Thanks for all the details! I have tried MC with my wtaercolors and they don't like to spread... unless I put in lots of gall. I may try with photo flo. And...
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jemiljan
Aug 18, 2012 2:35 pm
Caryl, Both of these forms from Dharma and Pro-Chem are the "surface treated" forms of hydroxypropyl methylcellose (HPMC). A considerable problem in this...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Aug 18, 2012 6:28 pm
Aaron, as I said in my former answer, I have discovered there are two types of methyl cellulose - one uses ammonia and one doesn't. In your recipe, it appears...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Aug 18, 2012 8:46 pm
when I watched the Martha Stewart video, I and several other people were horrified at the way she was doing it. She told her guest to "throw" the paper on and...
