Only certain paints will work well in marbling - they have to be able to float on the surface of the "size". Some do, some don't. The paints are thinned with water, Versatex Dispersant, or Oxgall so you will use less than when painting directly.
Mini Marbling Kit
If you have ever wanted to try marbling, this mini kit with it's excellent instructions walks you through the process.
Dr. Ph. Martin's Spectralite Pros:
Great for marbling, leaves soft hand on fabric, very concentrated pigment Cons: Needs the addition of a catalyst to make it permanent, either a heatfix catalyst, or an airfix catalyst.
Jacquard Textile Colors Pros:
Economical, easy to use, lots of bright colors, leaves a soft hand. Cons: None we could come up with!
Lumiere And Neopaque Pros:
The shiniest, most luminous metallic colors, the best coverage on dark fabrics, also works great on leather, wood and paper. Cons:
Expensive, but worth it!!
Setacolor Fabric Paint By Pebeo Pros:
Has different consistencies for sunpainting (Transparent Colors) or painting over a
dark color (Opaque colors), or enhancing with a metallic (Pearlescent
Colors) Cons: None
Marbling Starter Set USE FOR: Marbling USE ON: Most Fabrics (untreated), canvas, paper
