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