Intermediate Marbling Techniques Workshop
Schedule
Thu Jun 18 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
468 Washington St, Buffalo, NY, United States, New York 14203 | Buffalo, NY
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Hands-on art Intermediate Ebru Paper Marbling Techniques art class in the Book Arts studio!Intermediate Ebru Paper Marbling
Gel-git, Comb + Stippling: Basic Intentional Technique for Beginners
In this class we will learn how to mix gall, rake, comb and work with Gel-git, or coming and going, a foundational technique for building more advanced paper marbling techniques such as Peacock, French Curl and Bouquet, in addition to working with basic combing and drawing and stippling – both techniques required to achieve more advanced Italian and Turkish patterns.
Students will work towards completing a successful Spotted Zebra print, a semi-traditional pattern making use of Gel-git, deliberate color choices and spreaded stippling, and will leave understanding more about the intricacies of more complex comb and rake techniques.
Ebru, originating in Turkey between the 13-15th c. as an adaptation of previous Suminagashi and “painting on water” traditions of 8-12c China and Japan, is commonly referred to as Marbling in the west, where is most commonly associated with end pages (originally used to prevent forgeries and erasure and eventually adopted to include ledger edges).
The practice relies on combining water and a plant-based sizing agent to “float” paints on top of a thickened solution, allowing the artist to create pools and puddles of color before manipulating them into patterns.
While this Intermediate class is meant to build upon our basic Ebru Paper Marbling class, this class is also welcome to beginners.
MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE:
https://wnybookarts.org/event/intermediate-ebru-paper-marbling/
Cost: $75, $65 Members
Teaching Artist: Tami Fuller of Blubird Studio
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