Underwater Paint

Australian photographer Mark Mawson captures these mesmerizing images by pouring paint into water. Many more on his site (under the "series" tab).

Via This Blog Rules.

Comments

[Aimee Greeblemonkey]

I swear, you find the coolest, er, stuff.

[mjohnson]

That's an awesome concept! That's what we call 'creativity in Art'. I too am going to try to put some drops of my paints in water. Hope it produces good images!

[Cindy]

I teach preschool, and I actually use a similar thing - a sun tea sized jar, filled with water, and I add drops of food color. The kids love it, and its a great way to calm them down. Interesting to see this, how a simple idea can be made into complex and beautiful art.

[Kayla Hunter]

Browsing your blog is simultaneously relaxing and stimulating, like strolling through an art museum. Except even more so because I can do it from my couch. So thanks for that.

[JJ]

The first one I completely thought was a jellyfish. So cool. one of the best places to stumble upon. thanks for sharing.

[Max W.]

This technique was widely used in special effects work, for cloud and sky morphing effects and such.

[anonymous]

Underwater Paint
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