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Turkish Paper Marbling (Ebru) Class in Istanbul

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Need a break from the hustle and bustle of tourist life in Istanbul? Come and take a Turkish paper marbling (Ebru) class with the remarkable Turkish artist Betul! Turkish paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design that can create patterns similar to marble, hence the name.

Duration: 2.5 hours
    Available in
  • English,
  • Spanish,
  • Italian,
  • Russian,
  • French,
  • Japanese
This was a fantastic class with Betul and Ali. They showed my friend and I the techniques of Ebru (Turkish paper marbling, which is not unlike west European paper marbling), showed us how to make some traditional floral designs, then left us to our own devices. We made 20 or 30 sheets, some independent pictures, others we plan to use as a basis for painting and/or collage. The workshop is fantastic, in historic Istanbul with a view over the Bosphorus.
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Highlights

  • Learn traditional Turkish paper marblling techniques in a fun hands-on workshop
  • You can of course draw traditional Ottoman-era flowers, but the designs you can create using the Ebru technique are unlimited
  • Come and experience the sensuous flow of Ebru!

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Description

Ebru has been used to decorate a variety of surfaces for several centuries. It’s often used as a writing surface for calligraphy, and especially for covers and endpapers in bookbinding. Part of its appeal is that each print is unique.

You can of course draw traditional Ottoman-era flowers, but the designs you can create using the Ebru technique are unlimited. All you need is your imagination!

The patterns are the result of colour floating on either plain water or a viscous solution, which is carefully transferred to a sheet of paper or another surface such as fabric.

Come and experience the sensuous flow of Ebru!

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What’s included & not included

  • Guidance and assistance in English
  • Workshop area
  • All necessary equipment
  • Tips

Meeting point

Our art gallery (İshakpaşa Caddesi 6, Cankurtaran, Sultanahmet)

Reviews from travellers (10)

5.0/5
lovely experience!!!
for Turkish Paper Marbling (Ebru) Class in Istanbul
i had the most fun learning Ebru with bettul and her husband. theyre both really lovely people and very good teachers.
J
Fun and educative
for Turkish Paper Marbling (Ebru) Class in Istanbul
This was a fantastic class with Betul and Ali. They showed my friend and I the techniques of Ebru (Turkish paper marbling, which is not unlike west European paper marbling), showed us how to make some traditional floral designs, then left us to our own devices. We made 20 or 30 sheets, some independent pictures, others we plan to use as a basis for painting and/or collage. The workshop is fantastic, in historic Istanbul with a view over the Bosphorus.
M
Great Experience :)
for Turkish Paper Marbling (Ebru) Class in Istanbul
We've had a great experience learning how to draw on the water in Ebru method, we had a great artistic talk with Mr. Ali the ebru teacher.

very friendly place in a great tourist area if you want to visit the blue mosque and Sultan Ahmet area.

The booking process with Hakan is smooth and easy and we got his confirmation on very quickly in short notice.

This experience is highly recommended by me and my friend that share with me the experience.
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Tour operated by: Şengüler Tourism-Hakan

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