[Majood]

Tools

Tools that you are going to use in make marbling paper. We will instruct how to make some tools on your own, and for the other ones, a various occupational tools can be used.
Explanation:
1-A, 1-B, 1-C

are called “awl”. You can find them at the shoe repair places.
2-
I suggest that ahin wooden or metal stick su
as “skewer” because it can be cleaned easily and also has different sizes.

3-
The traditional one is called “gum tragacanth” but you can also use wall paper glue. Put some water on the powder glue. In two minutes your thickened water is ready
4-
If you can find natural paint it would be better, however, it is hard to prepare it and can also easily lose shining effect when exposed to the sun. Therefore you can use pigmented paints. I also recommend you get indigo blue.
5-
You cannot make regl marbling paper y using manufactured brushes. You should make your own brush.
6-
Approximately a 20 x 20 cm glass and a flexible spatula to mix the paints;
this is explained in the
preparing the paint page.
7-
“Ox gall” you can find this in slaughterhouses or butchers. It should be kept in a refrigerator. If you can not find Ox gall you can use Photo-flo instead.
8-
You should make your own comb-shaped tools. It is explained in the Making the Comb page.