Sponging white back into the marble pattern is a secret weapon.
Marbling paint on wood.
Then mix your paint in disposable cups.
When you re satisfied allow the paint to dry for several hours.
Blend out fine veins.
For this i have an acrylic paint pouring technique that will give you a marbled look.
This technique is messy so i use scrap cardboard to cover my table.
Repeat this step at least two times and add in some white veins to create highlighted areas.
When you re applying a marble.
How to marbleize wood.
Water or liquid starch wooden skewer disposable containers acrylic paints 4 disposable plastic cups thick paper like card stock or watercolor paper other items you could marble.
First you will need to marble the wood panel.
Wood pieces ornaments gift tags.
How to draw marble.
Use a dry blending brush to smooth out the fine veins.
The marbling process involves floating acrylic paint on top of a base of thickened water swirling and moving the paint into unique patterns then dipping in a piece of wood that will be stained with the pattern.
Mix each with one part marbling.
Alan lacer and tim johnson show how to apply a marbled finish to wood.