| With the advent of fabric painting, it is possible to make | | | | one called batik painting. In these particular process |
| beautiful drawings not only on papers or canvases but | | | | people are seen to use a blend of wax and dye for |
| also on clothes. This is been possible for many people | | | | creating the designs. This form of fabric painting is |
| to come up with a great way to earn their livelihood. | | | | native to Java. The process involved in batik painting is |
| You can start on the art form just as a plain and | | | | a bit complicated. First, the cloth is treated with wax, |
| simple hobby but gradually with experience and | | | | and thereafter it is dipped into the dye. Once this is |
| practice you will be able to take fabric painting as a | | | | done, the wax on the cloth is then removed. |
| profession. There is a great demand for this type of | | | | - Siberia, which is a form of fabric painting that is |
| painting in the international market nowadays. I seek to | | | | practiced in Japan, requires the people to follow a |
| share with you readers more about this emerging | | | | series of various complicated processes. However, the |
| trend of painting through this article. | | | | result is always mesmerizing and is thus worth the |
| Fabric painting does not require one to be an expert | | | | complications. |
| on painting, but you need to know the basics quite well | | | | You can do fabric painting on your own and the basic |
| to do them in a proper manner. You will be able to | | | | steps are quite easy to follow. You need to be armed |
| transform your creative ideas quite easily onto | | | | with a good collection of fabric paints to start with. |
| anything like t-shirts, curtains, cushion covers and | | | | Before you start painting on any particular cloth |
| upholstery. You need to know how to mix colors and | | | | material, you should try to test whether it is suitable for |
| how to apply them on cloth by the application of heat | | | | fabric painting. There are some materials that are |
| without damaging the cloth material. There is a wide | | | | found to soak too much paint, and they will not give |
| range of fabric painting that is practiced all over the | | | | the desired result you would like to have with your |
| world. They include batik painting, Siberia and dyeing. | | | | painting. You should also keep in mind that while ironing |
| - Of all the other forms of fabric painting, dyeing is the | | | | you should not place the iron directly on the paint. If |
| simplest one. It involves dipping a piece of cloth into a | | | | you do so there are high chances that your designs |
| dye to get a desired result. However, one does not | | | | will get damaged and all your hard work will go down |
| need to dip the whole cloth material into the dye. You | | | | in waste. |
| just need to tie some parts of the cloth and dip them | | | | Try to gather as much information as you can from |
| into dyes to create some great designs on the cloth. | | | | the market before you decide to try your flair for |
| - Another quite popular form of fabric painting is the | | | | fabric painting. |