Oh I see (thank you MarkE for the link).
Thirstygums.
The reason I asked about what effect you wanted was because you were talking about using wallpaper paste and I thought you were going to try something else.
If you want the effect of that guitar in the link then you need to do what I mentioned earlier.
I am going to quote and repeat myself here a bit but to achieve that look you need to….
Use HOK paints (they have much more pigment) I am almost certain it is what Herc and OOTSwirled use and to me personally they are by far the best swirlers. You can get HOK in the UK.
Try to balance the paint first in separate pots before going for it. Make sure they float well on their own before introducing them together.
Although the guitar you linked to looks chaotic it isn’t actually. You need to make straight lines with your paint on the water before dipping. Don’t swirl the paint around before you dip as it will be too much.
That particular guitar you linked has a wavy line (but it is a straight line dip). To achieve this just kick the side of your tank to make the water ripple before dipping. Perhaps get someone to do this for you as you dip. Then as you push your guitar down do so in a zig zag fashion and don’t whatever you do let it come up at all as you are dipping.
Clear the paint before removing your guitar.
You do not need wallpaper paste, borax or any secret mumbo jumbo. It is HOK paints thinned down enough so they float, that’s all. Just make sure you prep you white coat well enough before dipping.
