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The Ultimate Marbling Handbook: A Guide to Basic and Advanced Techniques for Marbling Paper and Fabric (Watson-Guptill Crafts)

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I have done Suminagashi marbling for years and have been tempted to move into other types of marbling but have been unable to find good detailed information on material and techniques.

Diane Maurer-Mathison is an old hand at marbling and she shares all her wisdom here. She starts with the easiest marbling techniques and moves into patterns that would challenge a master.

Not only does she tell you where to buy the tools you need she includes detailed instructions on how to make your own tools and grind your own pigments.

She even tells you how to marble fabric, your sneakers, wood, and anything else that will stand still.

And the colored illustrations are breathtaking! I opened the book in front of a friend and her daughters. We oohhed and aahhed over it for a good twenty minutes. It is truely inspiring.

Someone put a lot of time and effort into making this a clear and easy to use guide. I reccomend it highly.

This is the best marbling book I have found. It is packed with creative ideas & techniques not found in other books. It takes you seamlessly through the process of suminagashi, oil, & watercolor marbling as well as marbling on fabric.

Tools, techniques and finished works are shown in full color throughout. The guide to creating marbled designs is fantastic. It shows you step-by-step how to make a bird, butterfly, heart, flowers, fish & 30 classic patterns.

Various advanced techniques including overmarbling & compressing, as well as using friskets & a variety of additives help you create true works of art. The troubleshooting sections for each method are also a big help.

I love the numerous color photo examples & inspirational gallery that includes applications of marbling in a wide range of finished art works and 3-dimensional objects. A useful source directory is also included.

Marbling of fabric and paper has intrigued artesans for centuries. The Ultimate Marbling Handbook explores the art of marbling, materials used, techniques and beautiful images of marbled color captured on paper, fabric and other materials. The colors are vivid, designs are unique and imanigative. Marble patterns fascinate, from the random stone or rock, to the colors combed into repeating patterns, no two the same.

Advanced designs of many artists are shared and techniques are explained. Diane Maurer-Mathison is a gifted artist and has authored a beautiful book suitable for the beginning to experienced marble artist.

This book has very detailed how-to information and a smorgasbord of effects. It is a beginners and an advanced book all in one. A Good buy!

An amazing book. I was familiar with the standard marbled papers you see in old (and new) books, but this book shows dozens of styles that I not only had never seen, but would not have even thought possible. Stunning works that are not at all typical "marbling." Gabriele Grunebaum's oil marbleing is really astonishing. The techniques are clearly demonstrated with photographs and diagrams. Buy this book!

I was really interested i learning to do paper marbeling - had looked all around for kits to no avail so I went looking for books and came across this one. There are a number of different techniques in here: Sumonagashi, oil color, watercolor, marbeling fabric and other materials and then the last chapter is "a gallery of contemporary marbeling." For each of the technique chapters it tells you the materials you need with pictures of them in case the words/descriptions aer not enough and then that's followed by a section on "basic techniques" that are specific to that technique. The writing is clear and straight forward and there are lots of good pictures to help. Following the basic instructions there are advanced instructions. Again, with good pictures and ideas. The end of the book has fabric as well as the gallery -I'm still a beginner so I haven't played around with fabric and the things in the gallery are pretty advanced but they sure are inspirational. For now I'll have fun with paper. Great book though - it has something for the beginner as well as the more advanced artist!

I ordered this book because I wanted to learn how to do the marbling of rice paper and the tools necessary for this technique. I was not disappointed when I ordered this book. My disappointment is not in the book itself but that it is not available except at a very high price above the publisher's price. Right now the book can only be purchased through the author who has a hefty price of $75.00 on it. I was able to purchase a used library copy that was suitable for me needs, but still cost me more than I wanted to pay. My suggestion is that the author put it up for sale again if she is able to do so. If she does not, then good luck in finding a copy.