Silk, cotton painting without steaming: Indonesian Batik Art

I've been working with silk, cotton and many types of fabric materials since the last six years. I studied the different kinds of fibers, the differences between silk dyes and silk paints, the differences between textile paints and silk paints, how to use acrylic in replacement for textile paints, which is the fundamental information for successful textile and fabric artists.

The more I work with silk and fabric painting, the more I love it. Not only for its vibrant colors, but also for its feminine with a wide range of products from silk scarves, silk kimono jackets, silk paintings, cotton paintings, linen paintings, to home deco items; as well as its flexibility when it comes to many different painting techniques, for example: using water, salt, sugar, alcohol, ink, dye, paint, dilutant, anti-fusant, or thickener and other tools to create patterns like using needle and threads in Japanese Shibori technique, other techniques such as tie and dye, ice and dye, or adding embroidery.

There are literally hundred of ways to paint on fabrics. And the techniques also various from painting on naturals fibres compare to synthetic ones.

In this online workshop: ”Silk, cotton painting without steaming: Indonesian Batik Art”, I'll guide you how to create your colorful and intricate silk and cotton fabrics using the most simple way of Indonesian Batik Art. Applying this technique, you'll then be able to paint on all natural fabrics you can find in the market, or may already have at home.

As you can predict from the course title, yes, there is no fabrics steaming process required for this lovely technique, which is saving me a lot of time creating my works, and I cannot wait to share them with you.

After completing this course, you'll be able to create these 3 items: (you can choose any natural fabric of your choice)

1. A wearable silk habotai scarf 8mm.

2. A cotton placemat for your dining table.

3. A cotton fabric for decoration or experiment purposes.

I have break down the course into 30 small videos.

In each video/ step, I'll guide you thoroughly from choosing and preparing your fabrics, creating your own designs (from pencil drawing on paper to tracing your designs) onto the fabrics, how to choose and prepare your stretcher frames, learn the differences between plastic frame and wooden frame, then how to stretch your fabrics onto each frame.

You'll be able to choose the wax mixture and the wax pot, how to prepare the wax pot at the right temperature for each fabric, how to use tjanting spouted-tool (wax pen), how to use brushes for painting dyes or to applying wax on fabrics.

You'll also be able to mix 12 dye colors or more using a simple color chart, how to dye your fabrics in a dye bath, how to reactivate old dyes without wasting it, then how to remove wax completely, and finally making your products ready to be used.

At the end of the course, you can make absolutely endless ideas of products of your choice, on your own, from wearing to decorating, to traditional paintings using this beautiful Batik Art techniques.

I'm looking forward to seeing you and exploring this wonderful Art journey together!