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| | A simple method of decorating paper for bookbinding is paste marbling
which is similar to finger painting. Colored paste is spread onto paper and
patterns are drawn with fingers, sticks, combs, etc. Some very intersting and
intricate designs can be created.
Materials and
Supplies
- rice flour and plain wheat flour
- or white flour
- cold water
- stainless steel pan
- or glass bowl in a pan of water
- liquid soap
- jars and mixing spoons for each
color
- drawing paper
- water mixable pigments
- sponges
- paint brushes
- sponges
- rags
- newspaper
- Shallow pan for water to dampen paper
- pressing boards /
weights
Mixing Paste
New preferred
recipe:
3 cups water
4 Tablespoons of rice flour
3 Tablespoons of wheat flour
Cook until the consistency of a thin custard.
Add one teaspoon liquid soap.
Strain
Add 1- 3 T of pigment (tube acrylic works well)
Old Recipe:
Use a stainless steel pan or glass bowl in a pan of water
Ingredients:
- 3 oz. (85 grams) white flour (3/4 c.)
- 1 1/8 pint (500 ml) cold water (2 cups)
Procedure:
- Mix flour to a paste and let stand for 30 minutes
- Gradually bring to a boil
- Stir constantly.
- Cook for 10 minutes
- Cool before use
- Paste should be the consistency of unwhipped heavy cream
- Runnier for powdered pigments.
- If paste seems too thick, add cold water.
Storage of paste
- Do not keep more than a day or two.
Pigments
- powder paints
- poster paints
- watercolor printing inks
Paper
- Drawing paper
- needs to not be too absorbent or too thin
- Not too glossy
- Drag paper through water to "relax" it and sponge it on to
plexi before decorating
Mix Paste Color
- Strong color.
- 2-3 teaspoons of pigment per 1/2 cup of paste.
- colors pale as they dry
- Experiment with different ratios of pigment to paste
Decorating Techniques
Method
One: Paste on Paper
- Paper on work surface
- Apply paste color to edges of paper
- Spread paste fairly thickly with brush
- Use brush or sponge to lift paper and create effect
- Peel off work surface and lay on newsprint
Method Two: Paper on Paste (this has a softer effect than Paste on Paper)
- Paste up work surface
- Lay paper onto surface
- Smooth over back with light cloth
- Peel off work surface and lay on newsprint
Method Three: Use of Textural Material
- Notched cardboard
- Pull in zig zag patterns
Dry Paper
- Drape over copper pipes to dry
- When sheets are dry they can be flattened with heavy books or
pressed with a warm iron on the reverse side.
- Curled and dampened paper where paste shrinks as it dries
- Paste paper will flatten when pasted onto a surface
- Flatten paper between pressing boards and weights
- Pull in zig zag patterns
Clean Work surface
- Clean workstation between sheet decoration
Variations
Layer colors:
- Allow layer to dry then superimpose a new color layer on top.
- You can redampen a sheet after drying to apply a second layer of
color but the color is somewhat fragile.
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