Easy Marble Effect for Concrete

Coloring concrete or mortar mixes is a fun and easy way to create unique and fun designs of your own. The possible color combinations and patterns are virtually endless making it a great way to express creativity in an otherwise dull medium. This five part series experiments with color combinations and designs to easily create some unique stepping stone samples. Let these examples inspire your to make your own creative color combinations in your next concrete project. In this video, a green slurry is made and a marbling pattern is painted on a fake rock texture mat placed in a 12x12" stepping stone mold with a paint brush before the mold is filled with a 2:1 mortar mix made with white Portland cement and white sand. After a period of curing, the stepping stone is removed from the mold. See the results of this green marble sample in the reveal. Thank you for following along with this fun five part series of fun and interesting color combinations. See how easy it is to create your own colorful combinations and designs. The possibilities are endless. Making Marbled Concrete - Purple and Black -    • Making Marbled Concrete - Purple and Black   Making Colored Concrete -    • Making Colored Concrete   How to Make Leopard Print Colored Concrete -    • How to Make Leopard Print Colored Concrete   How to Make Camouflage Colored Concrete -    • How to Make Camouflage Colored Concrete   Easy Marble Effect for Concrete -    • Easy Marble Effect for Concrete   00:00 - Introduction - Mix Design for Marble Veins in Concrete Stepping Stone 01:40 - Making Mortar Mix - 2:1 Ratio 02:45 - Making a Cement Slurry 06:27 - Painting Marble Veins into Mold 07:34 - Filling Mold with 2:1 Mortar Mix 07:57 - Consolidation on a DIY Concrete Vibration Table 08:27 - Finishing Concrete 09:16 - Demolding Marbled Stepping Stone Color Sample 10:13 - The Reveal 11:22 - Conclusion and Pictures Referral links to products featured in Creating Concrete videos - As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. https://amzn.to/3VIEmDX – universal mold release https://amzn.to/3TQ9e30 – silicone mold release https://amzn.to/3J7Q2II – sonite sealing wax https://amzn.to/43H3cpO – powdered concrete pigments https://amzn.to/4cDYz3T – Quikcrete red pigment https://amzn.to/4cIlDOK – Quikcrete brown pigment https://amzn.to/43EuVHL – Quikcrete charcoal pigment https://amzn.to/4cyIKeG – bulk acrylic paint set https://amzn.to/4aB9oBU – airbrush and compressor kit https://amzn.to/3J0MLee – Quikcrete bonding adhesive (PVA) https://amzn.to/3xlzwlW – Quikcrete bonding adhesive 4L (PVA) https://amzn.to/4aiGGGg – Sika acrylic fortifier 4L https://amzn.to/3U29Y6c – high range water reducer https://amzn.to/3vqjdUw – Drylok hydraulic cement https://amzn.to/3J3aDhv – Bosch mortar mixing drill https://amzn.to/4aiwQUS – 4.5" diamond cup wheel https://amzn.to/4aisWvb – mortar mixing paddle whip https://amzn.to/49nsDOq – Budget mortar mixer and paddle https://amzn.to/4cFsYPi – 5 gallon mixing bucket https://amzn.to/4ayjR1z – Sea sponge set for texturing https://amzn.to/3xvpE96 – Masonry / grout sponges https://amzn.to/3TGrZ8H – Marshalltown margin trowel (rubber grip) https://amzn.to/3VEhntP – Marshalltown margin trowel (wood grip) https://amzn.to/3xujXbx – Marshalltown point trowel (rubber grip) https://amzn.to/3TCp9Se – Marshalltown point trowel (wood grip) https://amzn.to/4ale5A4 – Marshalltown 12" square trowel https://amzn.to/4aEsUNI – 16" pool trowel set https://amzn.to/4avz2Is – fine sponge float https://amzn.to/3TGModV – fiberglass reinforcement 3/4" strands https://amzn.to/4cEd87w – alkalai resistant chopped glass fibers 3/4" https://amzn.to/3J0YzNR – perlite 4 cubic foot bag (coarse) https://amzn.to/3xiCYxI – vermiculite 4 cubic foot bag (coarse) https://amzn.to/43H2xV8 – Aircrete FM-160 liquid foam maker https://amzn.to/4aHPFk9 – RTV 100% silicone (10 pack) https://amzn.to/3VKbWcS – Smooth-On Vytaflex 30 urethane rubber https://amzn.to/3xiEhg6 – Smooth-On skin safe liquid silicone rubber https://amzn.to/3vtmang – interlock stone mold https://amzn.to/3VE04cj – slate texture skin https://amzn.to/3J0QEAb – bluestone texture skin https://amzn.to/3xmZfdR – basalt texture skin https://amzn.to/4aFjSQE – Variable speed wet grinder step sanding kit https://amzn.to/43I090s – 4.5 cubic foot cement barrel mixer 0.5hp #CreatingConcrete #concrete #marble #DIYconcrete #steppingstones