Turkish marbling

For background information, see: bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2010/11/marbled-paper-designs.html

Wolfe and Miura: Gold vein Overprinted over Turkish pattern. Though related in terms of end appearance, an 'overprint' is not the same process as 'Double marble' (Miura pgs 120-121). A double marble is created when a single paper has been through the marbling process twice where both patterns are on top of one another. An overprint is created when a paper, already marbled, is then printed on top of with another pattern using a lithographic process. This pattern is created by first…

AI Generative marbling art on cotton fabric abstract backgroundTraditional Turkish Ebru art technique, technique, #Ad, #Ebru, #Turkish, #Ad

Ebru/ marbled paper by Mai HAtti.

As colours create magic on paper, so can they on water! It’s true that painting on water creates wonders. An art form that is so appealing and yet unknown to many. I was amazed to see how it is done and I am pretty sure that you too will get shocked. Here, I am talking…

Marbling, or ebru, is one of the most popular forms of Turkish art. We decided to introduce ourselves to the technique, and joined a workshop offered by Les Arts Turcs in Sultanahmet. By the end of the entertaining session, we had managed to create a few minor masterpieces.

Ebru, also known as paper marbling, is the Turkish tradition of painting on water, and it creates this beautiful design that looks just like marble!