Traditional Marbling Patterns

A traditional pattern often seen in old bookbindings this one has been around for centuries.

Traditional marbling patterns.

Through several centuries people have applied marbled materials to a variety of surfaces. Some other techniques to try create negative areas in the design by placing soapy water or small droplets of synthetic gall on the surface with an eye dropper or by sprinkling it on. They are excellent for bookbinding grain long collage origami scrap booking and other paper crafts. Fancy combed across 9.

The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface such as paper or fabric. Sometimes called the snail pattern. Ebru is the traditional turkish art of creating colourful patterns by sprinkling and brushing colour pigments onto a pan of oily water and then transferring the patterns to paper. The peacock is the most popular and famous pattern in marbling.

Jan 6 2019 hand marbled paper and fabric. You will need some tools such as wooden sticks to create. Turkish or stone marbling. Brian mixed up two bath solutions for us one boiled from irish moss carrageenan in the traditional method and the other a more modern version mixed from commercially.

Handmade marbled paper art on water papers are hand marbled with traditional marbling tools. This is a very standard pattern it is the base from which all others derive. The featured pattern is called the feather pattern. Using a comb in one direction after the gel git gives you the traditional non pareil pattern that most think of with marbling.

Turkey and persia 1. The shapes in this pattern look like feathers. Beginning with the four foundational patterns stone chevron getgel and nonpareil heather s step by step photo illustrated instructions will show you everything you need to know to accomplish every design. It is often employed as a writing surface for calligraphy and especially book covers and end.

We also discussed the challenges of researching and learning historical paper marbling patterns since there is no single agreed upon lexicon for describing the patterns. They can be made in any other color theme you wish. Combed or nonpariel 12. It s not one of the easiest to learn though.

These samplings are only meant to be a guideline and to show some basic traditional marbling patterns. Known as marbling the designs and effects include flowers foliage ornamentation latticework mosques and moons and are used for decoration in the traditional art of bookbinding. Peacock or bouquet pattern. See more ideas about hand marbled paper marble paper ebru art.