In my experience the cheaper the nail polish the better.
Best nail polish to use for marbling.
Nail polish marbling dries quickly and there s less mess because you don t have to scrape away the shaving cream.
Use nail polish to create an awesome marbled background for your art journal cards tags and more.
Well because who wants to go out and buy an expensive jar of nail polish and then pour most of it out for crafting ha.
I probably didn t need to buy nail polish but i did.
Sally hansen extreme wear opi china glaze sinful colors bonita colors dance legend picture polish essie not all nail polishes work.
I am going to use the same exact cup as well as distilled room temperature water for every brand i test.
They have colors that are perfect for this craft and i also grabbed a bunch of things to marble.
No next day chipping in sight.
It depends on formula.
Since marbling is at its best when done in colorful hues we decided that a bright marble pattern would be the perfect addition to a black and white photo.
To remedy this try adding a coat of dishwasher safe mod podge to seal your mugs.
The only difference will be the polish and the pattern.
So i ran myself to the dollar store because you know i love a good dollar tree diy.
Courtesy of brands a little practice goes a long way.
Nail polish is a little more permanent which makes this a great technique for marbling more than just paper but it may also make this method less ideal for kids.
Try with creamy polishes.
We used three colors for each marbling.
Wait 10 mins for the nail polish to try and then pat the water droplets with a paper towel.
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What is the best nail polish to use when marbling.
Marble the whole dollar store with this nail polish marbling tutorial.
Use the stirring stick to collect the rest of the nail polish and to clean up the water for the next color.
Nail polish in several shades don t use quick dry if possible.
After about a year of heavy use the nail polish on my mother in law s mug has started to fade.
And what is my reasoning for that you may ask.
Hopefully you learn from my mistakes and are able to create beautiful marbled nail polish mugs on the first try or maybe the second.
Remove the tape and voilĂ it s that easy.
Some nail polishes do not work well with each other.
Polishes that work for water marbling.