Batik: Part II

 

sooo... the next day, in hot water, rub the fabric to remove the glue and you'll be left with an image that stands out depending on the concentration of paint.

 

I made Tree #2 the correct way afterwards. note: i created the image AND THEN added the paint. Tree #1 was the original tree from Batik: Part I ---- i added color ON TOP of the image after the glue and paint and though you can see some color change, i don't like how it turned out.

these are gifts i'm making for the In-Law's... it's nice b/c I will be able to create an image and K can help with paint. cloth napkins, pillowcase and a framed piece of art are on the agenda.

Batik: Part I

I discovered batik at the music festivals we've attended. It's a unique style of print where it originally consisted of coming up with an image and using hot wax to draw it out on a piece of cotton fabric. then you take colored dyes and go over the fabric and wax. peel away or somehow, gently remove the wax and the image shows up with the colors not touching the outline.

 

I was reading one of those Family Fun magazines and they used Elmer's blue gel glue. As i googled more into it, i found a delightful website and followed their directions which really is like the original method of batik --- except i'm using Elmer's instead of wax and acrylic paints.

 

i cut out my muslim fabric and used my glue to create an image. allow it to dry overnight. then, take acrylic paint and paint all over it. the more water you use with the acrylic paint gives it a more water color image which i like. the less water (or no water), you get deeper, darker colors. allow that to dry overnight.

Artsy Fartsy

 

I was going for a different element when I made this... Basically, I messed up what I was initially attempting. In short, I made my image AND THEN used Elmer's blue gel glue to create those lovely visible lines and dots. When I washed it (to remove the glue), it made the image washed out and lighter. I wished I kept it like this original but there's more muslim to work on (which I found in the remnant bin at JoAnn's for $3). I'll show you what I was aiming for in another post but thought I'd share my "screw-up" which I really like.