Going for the Marble

As I was searching the internet for sketchbook ideas . . .one thing led to another which led to another which led to marbled paper.  I remembered reading about using inks on shaving cream to make marbled paper.  I didn't have instructions just a general sense of what I should do so instead of my usual hours spent researching before I do anything, I stepped out of my box and went for it.

1) A thick layer of cheap shaving cream on a plastic lid.

2) Drops of acrylic ink

3) Run the end of a paint brush through those drops to create a crazy pattern.

I was too excited creating to photograph the first try so these photos are of the second run.  The shaving cream wasn't as pristine but it still made a nice print!

The paper comes off the foam looking messed up.

OH NO did I totally mess it up?

Scrape off the shaving cream. . .

. . . and there is a pretty cool image.

The left is the first run and the right is the second run.

The paper is from the inside cover of my Sketchbook Project sketchbook.

I suppose I should have experimented more before trying it on something "so important" as the cover of my project sketchbook but sometimes you just have to go for it!