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Fabric Painting - A Unique Form of Painting

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



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