Comments about Jacquard Marbling Starter Kit:

I teach elementary art and heard about making Suminagashi prints so I searched for a starter kit. I purchased 2 of these since they were the "best value" of all offered on DickBlick.com. The moment I took them out of the box I knew I was in trouble. There are additives you need to spray on the paper days in advance, there are additives you need to mix days in advance for the water. TOO MUCH HASSLE FOR ME! I want a simple project I can handle with 25 students. I will most likely return this a purchase the more expensive and SIMPLE ink kit.

Comments about Jacquard Marbling Starter Kit:

I had bought this product in December 2010 and had not used it till about 5 months later. This could be why my results turned out the way they did. At first the ink was very difficult to squeeze out of the tubes, and I was not able to unscrew the tip to pour the ink out. Then once the ink hit the water, some of the ink would not spread and would come out very clumpy. I didn't have a problem with the red ink, but just about every color either wouldn't come out of the tube, or would come out very clumpy, resulting in blobs of ink on my paper. Also, when I would lay my paper on the ink, the inks were not vibrant and very cloudy and watered down. The instructions were not well written at all, I had to read them frequently. I was very unsatisfied with this product, and was dissapointed with my results and the overall process of marbling.