Your videos are excellent Rachel. I hope you continue making them. When do you use pipettes and when do you use a brush that you tap? I see that the pipettes give you more control of the paint but how do you decide to use one method over another? Does it affect your final design?
The difference is most in the size of the drop. I can get smaller drops, and spread apart more, when I splatter with the brush. I like to start with the pipette a because you can get more paint on the bath quicker. I’ll often switch to the brush at the end when I want to get an accent color in the patter, so I don’t want larger drops, I want smaller drops spread over the whole surface. I’ll also use the brush for paints that spread more (like my white paint). If I want to add white without it taking over the who pattern and dominating I need fewer and smaller drops. I decide which to use based on the paint, what kind of pattern I want, and how full the surface already is. No hard and fast rules. 🙂
That's such a lovely design. One of my favourites. And welcome back. :)
It’s a classic! And thanks! I have studio space again so hope to keep more videos coming. :)
A question if you don’t mind. What is the best paper to use? Thank- you
I love it. Great technique to pull the paint to the edges. I will use that.
Yeah, it keeps the empty surface of the bath from being pulled into the pattern by the combs and leaving gaps in the pattern.
Your videos are excellent Rachel. I hope you continue making them. When do you use pipettes and when do you use a brush that you tap? I see that the pipettes give you more control of the paint but how do you decide to use one method over another? Does it affect your final design?
The difference is most in the size of the drop. I can get smaller drops, and spread apart more, when I splatter with the brush. I like to start with the pipette a because you can get more paint on the bath quicker. I’ll often switch to the brush at the end when I want to get an accent color in the patter, so I don’t want larger drops, I want smaller drops spread over the whole surface. I’ll also use the brush for paints that spread more (like my white paint). If I want to add white without it taking over the who pattern and dominating I need fewer and smaller drops. I decide which to use based on the paint, what kind of pattern I want, and how full the surface already is. No hard and fast rules. 🙂
Wow great videos, very relaxing to watch too! Are you treating the paper with alum or anything before?
Yes, that is necessary for marbling. A brief description of the marbling process is in the description.
Which colour used
I mostly use Utrecht acrylic paint and mix my own colors from those.