Process, step by step
- Prepare colour bath
- Float and move colours
- Lift pattern onto a sheet
Variations
Bath chemistry and tools vary by workshop.
Conservation
Keep sheets flat, dark and dry.
Used in these crafts
Paper marbling (Abr-o-bad)
A decorative paper technique in which pigments are floated and manipulated on a thickened liquid bath and then transferred to a sheet of paper by careful contact, producing swirling, veined patterns historically used for manuscript covers, borders and endpapers.