This D.I.Y marbling process requires little more than a few everyday kitchen and bathroom finds to achieve effective one of a kind bespoke prints that are transferrable to stationery and beyond.
What you will need:
• Large container or wipable-surface.
• Heavy A4 white card.
• Food colouring.
• Mixing untensil.
• Masking tape.
• Shaving foam.
• Paper towels.
• 30cm ruler.
Step One
Firstly prepare the heavy A4 white card for the process. Do this by backing the edges of the back of the sheet with masking tape as to protect the immediate sides from potential exposure to the shaving foam during the printing process.
Step Two
With the card prepared, next you need to put out a relatively thick layer of shaving foam covering a surface area just larger than your A4 sheets.This can be within a container or simply on an expanse of a wipable surface.
Step Three
Food colouring should then be quickly and sparingly dropped into the shaving foam, which should then be folded / swirled delicately into the foam. Be careful not to over-mix to maintain the marbling and not simply colour the foam.
Step Four
The earlier-prepared card should now be placed tape-side-up onto the foam, pressing down gently to ensure even contact is made between the foam and paper. The paper shouldn't be left in the medium for too long as this will result in the paper becoming too wet.
Step Five
Gently lift the paper from on top of the foam from one corner. This can now be placed tape side down on to a clean surface. Using a ruler, remove the excess foam through one large sweeping motion across the sheet to achieve best results.
Step Six
With the print now produced, wipe away any traces of foam left before setting aside to dry. To produce further prints, re-fold the foam gently before repeating the process, adding morecolouring if required. And that’s it!
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