Trend it or end it?

Body marbling is a new trend that has popped up at music festivals and all over the internet. The term was coined by Brad Lawrence, the creator of Black Light Visuals which has made this trend blast off. He was an artist in college, when at 23, he was diagnosed with tendonitis in both arms, making it increasingly painful to paint and draw. That’s when he created body marbling.

The process is very similar to water marbling for nails. In a tub, you have a saltwater solution that you dip your arms in then let dry completely, so the paint will stick to the skin. In a separate tub, you put in the non-toxic, water based acrylic paint and make the design you want. After that, you dip your arm slowly in the tub and then slowly pull it out. The last step is to put the arm back in the saltwater solution to make the paint stay. The temporary art should last eight to twelve hours, depending on how you take care of it.

“I think it is a really cool and creative idea,” Alisa Hindman, 10 said. “I would love to try it out sometime.”

I felt the same way, so I decided to try this artistic trend for myself. I filled up the sink in my laundry room and gathered the paint. When the tub was filled, I put in the paint and it sank to the bottom. It did not work at all. I tried different methods as well. Here are the links I used: http://www.teenvogue.com/story/body-marbling-temporary-tattoo-trend http://thespiritscience.net/2016/09/09/done-body-marbling-turn-your-body-into-a-psychedelic-piece-of-art/  and http://www.superpants.net/marbling.html ). I have no idea what I did wrong.

I was very disappointed it did not work. My advice would be to leave this to the professionals.