dispersing agent
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:29 am
I used Kodak photo flo for years with success, to create "gall water" for acrylic marbling, and to add to any colors that needed help floating. I used it successfully with both Boku Undo colors, tube acrylics and fabric pigments. Somewhere along the way, my gall water stopped working, breaking up with irregular edges and looking like contamination, even when made up fresh with steam distilled water. Although the non pariel comb pulled very fast helps get rid of some of the irregularities, many combed pattern have been ruined. It seems unlikely that a soapy substance can spoil, like natural oxgall. I wondered if Kodak had changed the formula, but in a direct inquiry, I could find nothing about that.
-Has anyone else had this experience with Photo Flo?
-Have you found another dispersing agent for acrylic marbling that works well for you?
I have Golden's acrylic flow release and Pro Chemical's dispersing agent. The former is very strong and the latter not as strong as photo flo, which I used to us 3-4 drops per ounce of distilled water.
-I have not tried Galen Berry's dispersant.
I really miss having a reliable clear ink, to hold the ground color of the background, open up the patterns and provide contrast. Not using it, I can make the combed patterns work, but they are not nearly as good without the clear ink.
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Enid Adams
-Has anyone else had this experience with Photo Flo?
-Have you found another dispersing agent for acrylic marbling that works well for you?
I have Golden's acrylic flow release and Pro Chemical's dispersing agent. The former is very strong and the latter not as strong as photo flo, which I used to us 3-4 drops per ounce of distilled water.
-I have not tried Galen Berry's dispersant.
I really miss having a reliable clear ink, to hold the ground color of the background, open up the patterns and provide contrast. Not using it, I can make the combed patterns work, but they are not nearly as good without the clear ink.
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Enid Adams