The Art Of Marbling

From oguz uygur a turkish filmmaker comes this video on ebru or marbling a design style in which artists create intricate patterns using floating vividly colored inks and then transfer them to paper.

The art of marbling.

Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone. Through several centuries people have applied marbled materials to a variety of. Click on titles below for more information. The ancient art of paper and fabric marbling by galen berry.

Uygur s parents are skilled marblers they re the ones you see here and his video gives a sense of the patience and precision required to bring off such impressive patterns as the nonpareil marble the peacock marble or the entwined comb marble. All the supplies you need to do your own marbling. The art of marbling marbled paper marbling supplies. However historians agree that the technique of marbling has been making paper exceptionally beautiful since 10 th century japan.

Create your zen with organic stone patterns and intricate feather like designs. Seea selection of my marbled paper patterns on youtube. Film made in 1970 by bedfordshire record office of cockerell marbling. The art of marbling paper is very very old.

In modern day marbling floating paints on water are mixed with a seaweed extract. Hrj design studio has traveled around the world studying these distinctive techniques and learning from the world s leading marbling masters. Marbling is an ancient art form dating back to the 11th century that used floating inks as a form of mediation and deviation. Paper doesn t tolerate the ravages of time like stone or metal.

Unfortunately like many historical facts involving paper no one is exactly sure how old it is. Marbling acrylic onto paper or cloth to create beau.