Batik appeared in Indonesia. But even from ancient times in Russia, fabrics were painted. This technology in the modern world is known as batik. Each artist has his own approach to execution.
Batik is a special technique of painting on fabric, demanded earlier and today. Batik paintings are painted with special paints, sometimes wax or clay is used.
Cold batik
At the moment, there are several options for applying images to batik paintings. The most commonly used method called cold batik. The distribution of colors takes place between clearly defined contours, and the pattern itself on silk is fixed by ironing and rinsing in warm water. The reserve can be made independently, however, it is not always obtained as it should be. Therefore, it is recommended to purchase ready-made. If it is colorless, then after drying it becomes invisible to the eye.
Hot batik:
Also these days it is in demand in a process called hot batik, which has been known since ancient times. Wax is used as a separator, its removal takes place only after the drawing is finished. The reserve is applied hot. This technique allows you to perform paintings with almost tangible bulk.
Watercolor batik: technique
Batik is a fairly common craft. Also perform drawings on wet silk. This technique is called watercolor batik. It allows you to create a blur effect, that is, a smooth transition of one color to another.
Nodular method
Batik paintings are also made by knitting knots. This technique is called nodular batik. In order to start creating, the fabric must first be placed in water for two hours, then boiled for an hour in a soap-soda solution. Rinse the fabric well.
Regardless of which application technology, painting on fabric is a laborious and painstaking work that requires time and creativity. In every picture there is always an author's special design.
Paintings written in batik are in demand among many people. They can often be found in homes, in offices. Their presence in the interior adds a pleasant note to the atmosphere. They can be depicted absolutely any plot.
How to create a picture
Often, a person wants to plunge into creativity and do something on their own. It’s easy to start creating batik paintings, it’s only important to know some of the nuances of painting on the fabric so that the result is positive.
To draw a pattern on fabric, it is not necessary to be a specialist in this field. You can purchase a ready-made stencil or take a drawing, for example, from a coloring. A sheet with the image is placed under the material and its contours with a light touch of a pencil are circled on silk. Then the fabric should be pulled and secured to the frame.
When everything is done, it is important to process the contours of the image with a medium (reserve), which acts as a barrier and does not allow paints to spread. In order to apply it, glass tubes or special plastic bottles are used. The circuit should dry for several hours. It can be made in any color as desired. After you can proceed to the coloring of the image itself. The picture is ready, it remains only to fix the paint on the product.
Of course, it takes a lot of time to create such a creative product. Paintings made in batik create an amazing atmosphere that positively affects the mood. A certain ideological concept is embedded in each drawing. Each of them carries its own story. For an ordinary flap of fabric to become a picturesque canvas, more than one action will have to be done with it. The result is an original product.