Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
Gather your materials!
Step 2
Prepare your black paper for marbling by cutting it to fit in your bowl.
Fill a bowl with about 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water.Step 3
Place your black paper into the bowl of water. Push the paper under water, and then let it float near the surface of the water.
Step 4
This step must be done quickly!
Pour 3-4 drops of clear nail polish above the black piece of paper, and then remove the black piece of paper within seconds.Tip
Pinch the edge of the paper to help you pull it out.
Step 5
Place the wet piece of paper onto a paper towel to dry. To speed up dry time, place it in the sun.
Look at all the rainbow colors that appear!Final result!
We mounted our marble paper onto a notebook, but you can display the paper however you’d like. Or get creative and use it as an art material for other projects and see what you can make with your rainbow paper!