Painting on water

By Ben on Fri Aug 20 2010
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Looks awesome.
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#1 Post by david, on Fri Aug 20 2010 2:36 PM
Haha, my mom does this; it's called Marbling and it's done by mixing water with a chemical derived from seaweed to thicken it so that the paint will float on top of it. Some really neat stuff can be made.
#2 Post by arc, on Sat Aug 21 2010 1:40 AM
this is not a new technique. its called "ebru" its an old turkis art. during the ottoman emp. the produce different styles on water.
#3 Post by Jep, on Sat Aug 21 2010 10:3 AM
Who said it was a new technique?

Looks great nonetheless!
#4 Post by Gus, on Sun Aug 22 2010 1:59 AM
Looks amazing.
#5 Post by umit, on Sun Aug 22 2010 4:51 PM
This is not painted on water.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_marbling
#6 Post by kareyumurta, on Fri Mar 4 2011 12:27 AM
It is Turkish Ebrû. It is a specific kind of paper marbling.
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