Marbling Paper With Shaving Foam

Scrape the foam off using a ruler starting at one narrow end with the ruler upright and a firm movement.

Marbling paper with shaving foam.

Marbling with shaving foam this is a great alternative project to traditional marbling that uses everyday items that you have in the home shaving foam food colouring paper card etc. It is a very quick easy project and a lovely way for children with adult supervision to experiment with colours and patterns. Leave marbled paper to dry. Underneath this top layer of paint richter sometimes paints a detailed composition which sometimes peeks through.

Repeat the process with different colours added each layer of shaving foam will yield up to 5 prints depending on amount of paint used. Apply a small amount of shaving cream to the pan or use wax paper so that you can make a layer that is a little wider than your cardstock sheet and about 1 4 1 25 cm thick. Lift paper off and lay on a flat surface. This is one of our all time favorite art activities.

Paper crafts are always fun but when i first heard about marbling with shaving cream and food colour i was skeptical. Lay the paper onto the surface of the shaving foam. Foaming shaving cream dollar tree plastic contai. Supplies needed and where to buy them.

Cut paper to the desired size and shape. The idea that you could transfer a swirly pattern of colours onto a piece of paper just by pressing the paper into a pan of shaving cream kind of perplexed me. German artist gerhard richter is well known for his abstract works. I had to try it to find out.

Watch how to easily marble paper using shaving cream craft paint. You ll be able to see the pattern transferring onto the fabric from the back if your fabric isn t too thick. Using a method i found online i tried marbling experiments using marbling ink and watered down acrylic paints with shaving foam. Lift up your fabric from the corner and place it down on a paper towel.

2 use the back of a squeegee or you can use a ruler to spread the shaving cream out to a nice even layer. Place your fabric right side down onto the shaving foam and use your hand to smooth out the fabric so that its all touching the shaving foam. I then used a pipette to stir everything together to form patterns. I placed a layer of shaving foam in my glass bowl and squirted drops of ink onto the foam.

The best easiest and cheapest diy marbled paper is done with shaving cream marbling. Gently press down on the paper so that it comes in contact with the colors on the foam. You can cut your paper into fun shapes such as hearts butterflies or easter eggs.