Marbling with shaving cream

By Spotlight

Raid the bathroom cabinet for shaving cream & add a new, fragrant skill to your artsy arsenal.

Final Result

Materials

• watercolour paper or cardstock
• spray can of shaving cream
• shallow pan or a box lid
• paints in colours of choice
• paint extender (Jo Sonja magic mix medium)
• crystal kindy glitz
• skewer
• scraps cardboard from a box
• paper towel

Step 1

Spray a generous amount of the shaving cream into the base of the pan/box lid.

Step 2

Smooth out the shaving cream with a scrap of cardboard.

Step 3

Add extender to paint colours in small containers until a pouring consistency is achieved; use two colours. Drip paint onto the surface of the shaving cream, then squirt the kindy glitz on to the surface.

Step 4

Take a skewer and run it through the paint creating interesting swirls on the surface.

Step 5

Select a sheet of watercolour paper or cardstock.

Step 6

Place the paper directly on top of the shaving cream.

Step 7

Smooth slightly to make sure the entire surface of the paper touches the shaving cream.

Step 8

Peel back the paper from one corner.

Step 9

Lift the paper off the shaving cream.

Step 10

Lay the paper on a flat surface.

Step 11

Using a scrap of cardboard scrape off the excess shaving cream in one single motion. Do not rub.

Step 12

Set paper aside to dry.

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