Marbling patterns: examples of different types

Marbling patterns have developed since antiquity into several distinct groups of designs, often based on regions in the world where the styles developed independently. See examples of several marbling styles and find resources to make your own endpapers for book binding and decorations with marbled paper.

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moiré marbling + marbling patterns and names - Samples from marbleart.us

"The Moiré pattern is one of the most difficult types of marbling to master."

Space marble

Spanish Wave

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