Painting on milk Workshop by Kate Adelskaya

This workshop introduces participants to the technique of painting on milk, where colour floats on the surface of milk and forms swirling, marbled patterns. Using simple tools and vibrant pigments, participants experiment with fluid dynamics, organic shapes, and spontaneous composition before transferring their designs onto paper.

Milk’s natural fats allow paint to rest on the surface rather than sink, creating a playful, ever-changing canvas. As colours move and interact, participants explore the beauty of unpredictability, flow, and abstraction.

Structure:

1. Introduction + demonstration of the milk painting process

2. Experimentation with colour drops, swirling tools, and pattern techniques

3. Creating multiple marbled prints on paper

4. Drying and optional group sharing

Duration: 1,5 h

Materials: Shallow trays, whole milk, liquid watercolours or inks, droppers,

cotton swabs/toothpicks, dish soap (for dispersing effects), paper, drying

racks, plastic aprons.

Outcomes:

Participants leave with several unique marbled prints and an understanding of

a fun, hands-on fluid art technique.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

art'otel London Hoxton, Powered by Radisson Hotels, 1-3 Rivington Street, London, United Kingdom

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