| Fabric painting is a unique form of painting that finds | | | | are batik painting, dyeing, shibori, silk-screening, |
| vibrant expression on the fabrics. Painting on fabrics | | | | watercolor painting and layering. |
| has now become a popular homemade handcraft and | | | | Dyeing is one of the most common and simple forms |
| is practiced by many whether as a hobby or as a part | | | | of fabric painting. In dyeing some parts of a fabric are |
| of livelihood. With simple techniques and procedures | | | | tied and merged into colored dye solutions while some |
| alluring paintings can be carved out in an affordable | | | | other parts are abstained from dyeing. When folded in |
| cost. It is due to these reasons this painting has a | | | | a particular shape, this helps to form a design |
| demanding market nowadays. | | | | integrating the colored and the uncolored segments. |
| Fabric Painting | | | | Batik Painting made by blending wax and dye is one of |
| This painting is used in vogue in men shirts, ladies | | | | the most favored among the fabric paintings. |
| kurties, hand bangs, cushion covers , curtains, | | | | Having its origin in the Indonesian island of Java, batik |
| upholsteries, wall hangings and more. You need not | | | | painting mesmerizes with its unusual tapestry, |
| have to be very adept in painting to become a fabric | | | | ensemble of colors and freedom of art. In Batik |
| painter. What you require are some creative skills and | | | | painting first the fabric is waxed, then dyed and finally |
| sound knowledge on the various methods of fabric | | | | de-waxed. Shibori is a typical Japanese tie-dye painting |
| paintings. The rest happens automatically. | | | | that lures with its creases, pleats, stitches, loops and |
| This is all about mixing colors and applying heat in | | | | colorful motifs. This type of painting is a bit complex |
| proportions. The work of a fabric painter is like that of | | | | and involves a series of processes like stitching, folding, |
| a chemist mixing colors and perceiving the reactions. | | | | creasing, dyeing, pleating and embroidering. |
| The fun lies in the fact that he or she should know | | | | Browse our site Crafts in India to buy and get |
| what amount of color and heat to use in order to | | | | comprehensive information on fabric painting. |
| create a particular form of painting. The most popular | | | | |