Acrylic Paper Marbling for Beginners, Step 1: How to thicken water for acrylic paper marbling

Avoidance of lumps is why they use "high shear mixing" machines in the cosmetics industry. As soon as a lump of methylcellulose (or any other thickener) hits the water, it will tend to draw water in, and form a noodle that takes ages to loosen up. I would suggest using a blender in a cylindrical container - it may be the same bottle with the top cut off. If you sift in the thickener onto rapidly rotating water, the lumps won't have much chance to form. Whatever does form, the blender will break up. Just make sure to avoid drawing in bubbles.

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Very helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and advice

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do you have a video on marbling glass (jars, wine bottles, etc.)

Very helpful. I just need space for bigger projects 😉 thank you.

You can avoid those lumps in the mix if you gradually add powder to water while stirring all the time. At least it is how you dissolve wallpaper paste, which is very similar to this substance... Speaking of which, is it possible to use wallpaper paste in this process instead of methylcellulose?

Thank you for sharing your knowledge❤ I"m starting in marbling. What kind of Methylcel you use? I've found for food and for glue in construction. I dont know wich one i should buy... 😂 Big thanks from Portugal.

Great video and technique shown! Curious to know where the paper tray is sourced, having a hard time finding these...

I learned this in graphic design in college

Does heating the water have any affect on dissolving rate? Agarose (Cellulose seaweed derivative powder) dissolves quite fast when we toss it in a microwave for DNA visualization

Thank you, I've been having problems and I think it's an issue with my bath. (Paint falling to the bottom of the tray, not floating until it's so watered down I can barely see it.) You said that the amount of methylcel or carageenan varies depending on how hard your water is - do you add more or less for hard water? Do you have super thanks turned on? I don't see the button.

I couldn’t see the kits on your website. Are they special one off orders?

Thanks for the data! I can't quite get the type of paint that you use for fabrics. Can you type it out for me please?

Hello, could you make a large batch of this? Say 19L bucket? Same ratio, 5grams per litre?