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Co-op Art Class Learns Marbling

Sunday, February 8th, 2009 | Tags: , ,
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Here the young artists are gently placing watercolor paint down on the marbling size.

Here the young artists are gently placing watercolor paint down on the marbling size.

Using a stylus to create a pattern while marbling.

Using a stylus to create a pattern while marbling.

Removing the excess size from a sheet of marbled paper.

Removing the excess size from a sheet of marbled paper.

The co-op art teacher believes that children should learn with quality materials, so only real marbling materials were used in this project. Paper was pre-treated with alum, water color paints were used, and the bath of size that you see in the picture is carrageenan.