However, as you can see in the video below, the paint is less malleable and it sticks to the bamboo skewer. Next to the fact that you just need a tray filled with water to start marbling, the beautiful colour palette is one of the most relevant pros of Easy Marble. The colour palette of Easy Marble Marabu is bright and you can get intense tones with less paint. Maybe if you work outside in the garden the smell doesn’t come too strong. But here comes one of its biggest cons: this paint is solvent-based, so it smells a lot and not particularly nice. Since it’s pretty easy to use, you may think it is more suitable for children. There was time for me to take my work and art to the next level, and that wasn’t possible with Easy Marble.Įasy Marble from Marabu is a good start, especially for small DIY projects at home, which not necessarily have to include paper, but other objects like the typical Easter eggs. This was one of the first marbling paints I used, and actually my 2019 Marbling Stationery Collection is based on these paints.įor almost 2 years I worked with Easy Marble from the German brand Marabu, until I switched to Deka Marble at the beginning of 2020. And since I have tried and worked with many of them, I want to share my impressions, pros and cons of each of these 3 brands with you. Many of you have reached out to me and asked about the difference between my DIY Marbling Kits and other kits and marbling paints available on the market. Testing 3 Different Brands of Marbling Paints Lucky us, there are many other ways of marbling that honour the high-quality finishing of the more traditional techniques, but still are much easier and faster to apply.ĭouble-Marbling Pattern on Paper using Deka Marble Paints in pink, yellowand blue While this technique allows for a wide range of possibilities, like mixing your very own colours, it isn’t made for the modern crafter or people who want to experiment and try a new hobby without spending a lot of time and resources. Many marbling masters use oil or acrylic paints, but also watercolour paints and gouache.

This is basically water mixed with a thickening agent that used to be carrageenan.

The traditional way of marbling, practised for hundreds of years in Europe and Turkey, is mostly based on what is known as “size”. All you need is a tray filled with water (eventually mixed with a thickening agent), and paints. Quickly explained: marbling is the art of painting on water. If you landed on this post, you probably already know something about marbling. So, yes, if you have nail polish you can also create your own psychedelic marbling designs.īut when it comes to a high-quality finishing and learning all the tricks of the traditional art of paper marbling, you have to let the shaving cream and nail polish on the side and invest in good marbling paints. Yes, there are dozens of ways to marble paper and other surfaces, from glass to wood and more.Īt the end it’s all about the time, effort and resources you want to invest in this new hobby, and of course your expectations.Ī while ago I shared a DIY marbling tutorial on my Instagram account where I used nail polish to marble paper and a glass jar. The Internet is plenty of DIY marbling tutorials where you can see kids creating the most colourful papers with shaving cream.

Using photoflow for marbling wood