THE ART OF EBRU(PAPER MARBLE)

THE ART OF EBRU
PAPER MARBLE 

        

                Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design, which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other stone. The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size, and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface, such as paper or fabric. Through several centuries, people have applied marbled materials to a variety of surfaces. It is often employed as a writing surface for calligraphy, and especially book covers and endpapers in bookbinding and stationery. Part of its appeal is that each print is a unique monotype.

                There are several methods for making marbled papers. A shallow tray is filled with water, and various kinds of ink or paint colors are carefully applied to the surface with an ink brush. Various additives or surfactant chemicals are used to help float the colors. A drop of "negative" color made of plain water with the addition of surfactant is used to drive the drop of color into a ring. The process is repeated until the surface of the water is covered with concentric rings.

                It is believed to be invented in the thirteenth century Turkistan. This decorative art then spread to China, India and Persia and Anatolia. Seljuk and Ottoman calligraphers and artists used marbling to decorate books, imperial decrees, official correspondence and documents. New forms and techniques were perfected in the process and Turkey remained the center of marbling for many centuries. Up until the 1920's, marblers had workshops in the Beyazit district of Istanbul, creating for both the local and European market, where it is known as Turkish marble paper.

QUESTIONS

1. What is the art of Ebru?

A- It is a kind of Turkish dance.

B- It is a kind of Turkish painting art.                                                    

C-It is a kind of food.

2-  Which country did invent The art of Ebru?

A.France

B.Turkiye

C.Italy

3- What metarials do yo need to do The art of Ebru?

A-Colored pencils, canvas,brush

B-Gouache, canvas, brush

C. water, paper, paint,brush