Three years ago, I was busy finishing Marblemania, an endless algorithmic/generative realtime animation piece inspired by marbling, using softbody physics (but no actual fluid sim) and with thousands of variations and stylistic options...

This video shows stills of a small sampling of these variations.

More variations here (and in the #Marblemania hashtag):

https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/110688682293173253
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/110667570347783712

#TextureTuesday #Marblemania #AlgorithmicArt #GenerativeArt #Art #Marbling #Animation #ThingUmbrella

Very late to the party, but if anyone in London (UK) is at a loose end tomorrow, then there are some top-notch craftspeople involved in this day of demonstrations as part of London Craft Week:

https://londoncraftweek.com/events/restoration-revival-elevation-of-the-hand-crafted-surface/

#Craft #LondonCraftWeek #Gilding #Marbling #Graining #FauxFinishes #DecorativeArts

Really enjoyed this look behind the scenes at Brussels' École Van der Kelen-Logelain. The school, founded in 1892, teaches traditional decorative painting techniques including graining, marbling, and trompe l’oeil:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/19/van-der-kelen-painting-school-brussels-art

Photo: Felix Bazalgette for The Guardian

#Painting #DecorativeArts #DecorativePainting #Brussels #Graining #Marbling #TrompeLOeil #FieldNotes

✨🌙 MARCH MADNESS (but make it art) 🌿🎨

HELP! My studio shelves need to be cleared because I've been drowning in all the books I've been making, so all this month my handbound books are on sale

No code needed — the discount is automatically applied at checkout. Just add eligible books to your cart and it’s done

Thank you for supporting a small business and indulging in my artist dreams!

#bookbinder #bookbinding #crafts #art #marbling #art

Triggered by yesterday's discussion about old fluid sims, a short thread with some more examples from that period 2007-2009 to explore fluid dynamics for marbling...

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(cc/ @noah)

#FluidSim #FluidDynamics #Simulation #Marbling #GenerativeArt

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-FamilyMagazine-1889/pages/000-front-cover/

A quarter-leather book cover with marbled boards

Strange to think there may be people who have not seen such a thing. Marbling was also very common on endpapers, stuck to the inside cover and the start of the book to help hold it together.

Marbling is almost a lost art today; e.g. fewer than 12 pro marblers left in the UK.

#vintageArt #marbling #bookCover #bookBinding #fobo #Gimp_3 #GIMP #quarterLeather