The First Universe!
After months and months of trial and error, I was finally able to work out Florentine paper painting / Marbling, it felt like a miracle.
The bottom line: every day will be different and you'll have to tinker. Apparently the temperature, humidity, time, allllll factor in to the reaction between the paint and the water.
After I finally got the marbled design to stick to the paper I was able to do this detail paint on top:

After which I scanned the image and am now able to get them printed on Leggings!
I LOVE them.