The art of batik is the painting of fabric using reserve, a substance that covers the fabric where it should not be dyed. A beautiful form of art that can be used to create drawings, decorate interiors and clothing. A master class can tell you what the batik technique is for beginners.
Kinds of art
Cold. In this method, the reserve is applied in a closed contour, within which the fabric is painted.
Hot. Hot reserve can either be applied as a contour or cover some areas of the fabric.
Free painting. The entire drawing is applied with paint, the reserve is used only in the final stage.
Knot batik. This option is very different from the previous ones. This is not so much painting as it is rather fabric dyeing. The canvas is folded in various ways, tied or stitched with thread and then painted with paint.
Batik uses different fabrics. Smooth ones such as silk, viscose or cotton are best.
In this style you can create beautiful panels. Batik is very diverse and does not have strict rules. Each artist brings something different to art, so each product made using this technique is unique.
Here we will consider a master class on working in the style of cold batik. It's great for beginners.
Fabric grapes
What you will need for work:
- Smooth fabric to choose from;
- Frame with buttons or hoop;
- Paints for painting on silk, maybe watercolor;
- Reserve;
- Glass tube or applicator;
- Brushes;
- Decorative outline for fabric.
First, wash the fabric with soap, since the material is coated with a special substance that will interfere with painting. The damp fabric should be stretched onto the hoop and allowed to dry.
Select the design you like and fit the size. You can draw the template yourself.
Just remember that you should not make very small details in the drawing.
You need to outline the outline with a marker and adjust the size.
Secure from the inside out with paper tape.
The sketch should be clearly visible through the fabric. Trace the outline from the front side with a pencil. You can immediately apply the reserve, only in this case the sketch should be at some distance from the fabric. If they touch each other, the reserve will blur into sloppy spots in this place.
After the outline is outlined, you need to remove the template. The reserve should be applied carefully so that it saturates the entire fabric. There should be no break in the lines. Apply reserve and leave to dry. Different reserves dry differently depending on the brand.
Start pouring paint from the background. It can be undiluted paint, but if lighter colors are needed, it needs to be diluted with water. Take a little paint according to quantity. Work with them the same way as with watercolors.
Now start coloring other elements. Let the fabric dry. When drying, the paints fade, so you can add a second layer, if necessary.
And everything that comes across is not the same, not the same at all.
You really want to paint with your favorite colors, and the templates you come across are more like fragments from comic books than your favorite flowers. Favorite because they fascinate with the plasticity of their lines. How to convey this - you have no idea. But if the desire is great, there is always a way to achieve it.
You can too! You can download it below the lesson
What can help you if you don’t know how to draw, but you really want to achieve your goals?
"Photoshop". Don't be afraid of this program if you were afraid before. Yes, this is a monster of 2D graphics (even 3D has begun to seep into it). But any monster can be lightly stroked behind the ear. He will smile at you and give you his paw as a sign of friendship. What are we going to do now :)
So. Don't pay attention to the bunch of menus and incomprehensible tools. Follow the step-by-step actions that I will describe to you and you will draw for yourself batik pattern- your own, one and only!
Instructions-photos for the lesson enlarge when clicked!
1. Choose a photo of wildlife - your own or downloaded from the Internet (be careful with those that have copyright). When choosing, a prerequisite is that there must be sufficient contrast between the image and the background. If there is no contrast, this is a topic for a separate lesson and more difficult to implement. Tonal contrast is when the background is much lighter than the image, or vice versa. I took this photo as an example.
just a photo
2. Considering that you have the program installed, open the selected image using Photoshop. The lesson was based on the CS5 version of the program, but the tools that we will use are similar in earlier versions.
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+U on the keyboard and our image becomes black and white.
black and white
4. Next, you can see in the photo: in the “Image” menu, select “Correction” and then “Exposure”. A window with sliders will open. By moving them, achieve even greater contrast between the background and the image so that fine details disappear.
5. Let's make the background smoother. To do this, select the eraser in the toolbar on the left. And in the horizontal menu above the image we will set the size of this eraser (the size of the eraser depends on the size of the selected image - the main thing is that it is convenient to erase). And set the opacity to 40%.
When I washed the background, I got this result.
7. The following window will open.
Having selected the “Application” filter, move the sliders so as to achieve the decomposition of the image into clear specks. As if they were really cut out of pieces of paper.
For what? You ask. Just by outlining these spots, you will create reserve lines for the cold batik.
8. Finally, through the “File” menu, select “Save for Web and Devices.” In the window that opens, select the JPEG format, if you suddenly have a different one. Click the "Save" button and specify the folder on your computer.
9. Once printed, you can immediately trace on silk. It’s better to trace the contours directly through the window glass onto a clean sheet, ignoring the remaining small change. And not forgetting that the contours must be closed.
Assuming that many people would be lazy 😉, I circled it myself
Poppies
And let nothing, not even laziness, stop your creative impulse!
I don’t create templates like this myself. I draw everything by hand. Tangled handwriting begins, then a sketch. Then life-size cardboard. Everything is real - without a computer. And the computer helps me in implementing my ideas for . In the near future I will show a number of projects, because that’s what I’m busy with right now.
And if you still want to learn how to draw patterns, I think I’ll also write about this topic someday. And you can’t fit everything into one lesson.
When starting to engage in a new type of activity, each person first studies this activity theoretically. Having learned what it is, he strives to try it. This is where the first problems and questions begin. Where to begin? The main question tormenting a newbie.
Batik in this regard is no different from other types of activities. Having learned the mechanics of drawing and the required materials, the beginner feels the need to paint his first picture on fabric. As you know, in order to apply the correct drawing, you need to imagine what should come out at the end. It is doubtful that a novice artist will be able to keep in mind both the method of drawing, the mechanics and the final drawing. To make this task easier, we have prepared a selection batik designs for beginners engage in this undoubtedly worthy art.
Of course, it is best to use simple graphic drawings first. Consisting of 1-3 colors. They will not be difficult to apply even to a person who is not very good at drawing. For example, such a butterfly can be printed on self-adhesive printer paper, cut out a stencil and, gluing it to the fabric, apply a reserve or paint.
All the stencils provided are monochromatic, but you can easily make them multi-colored; the images will only benefit from this.
And finally, a few more patterns that are perfect for painting fabric.
Usage templates for batik does not mean blindly redrawing ready-made plant forms and filling them with color. Although many novice artists can use this method in mastering a new craft.
Composing original compositions based on existing ready-made ornaments is no less difficult than the initial composition of these same ornaments. Successful combinations of ornamental forms in accordance with the laws of composition allow you to create a harmonious work of art. Therefore, sometimes an artist should have ready-made templates on hand for painting using the batik technique or for any other applied art. A separate section is devoted to composition, which you can find on our website.
For example, in the composition of the Dahlia scarf presented below, various ornaments are used, united by a common composition. Here are dahlia flowers as such in the frontal projection and stylized ornamental motifs of the same flowers in the background. All this is complemented by dividing the general plane of the scarf into segments where one or another ornament is present.
As a rule, plant forms are stylized. Leaves, flowers, trees, individual plant elements, right down to stamens and pistils, undergo transformation. The heyday of stylization of plant forms in the history of art occurs, perhaps, in the Art Nouveau era.
An example of stylization is the sketches of Eugene Grasset, a representative of the Art Nouveau era. The transformation of plant form is based on a deep and thorough analysis of the natural form of the plant.
Let's take a look at some unique templates that you can use in your creativity. They can be printed for batik or glass painting ready-made or based on them to create a more complex composition.
The use of ornaments and patterns in work makes it easier to master composition and allows you to create new works of art.
Success in creative work!
Modern batik is nothing more than a fabric painting technique that draws its roots from ancient China, Indonesia, Africa, and South India. Traditionally, designs for batik were painted on a very thin layer of wax, after which the material was dipped into a special paint. It is worth noting that with this procedure, wax-coated fabrics were not stained.
Many archaeological finds confirm the existence of batik in ancient civilizations. It is worth remembering, for example, the ancient Peruvian fabrics, which were widespread many thousands of years ago. Batik technology was used in ancient Japan, China, Sri Lanka, Sumer, and also in various African states.
The art of fabrics - batik - brought the world saris from India, kimonos from Japan, sundresses from Russia. Screens using the batik technique were very often used as original decoration in Japanese interiors. They were decorated with poetry, calligraphy and painting. Animal techniques, the materials themselves (silk, ink), technique and methodology are very close to ancient Chinese calligraphy. The painting technique required enormous skill, because the silk was previously treated with rice starch, special compounds, and alum. Paintings were often done with a semi-dry brush. The completely finished product created a feeling of high cost and luxury in a traditional, laconic Japanese interior.
Relatively recently, hand-painted cotton and silk fabrics arose in our country. At the beginning of the 20th century, domestic artists who studied the technique of painting on fabrics created a completely new technology “GUTTA” (the use of a reserve composition for the precise application of the outline of a design), which today is extremely popular all over the world. The modern batik technique has absorbed all the best artistic features of many fine arts - pastels, mosaics, stained glass, watercolors and graphics. Unlike other artistic crafts, there are no direct successive relationships with peasant everyday and natural art and there are no firmly established traditions.
, draws up ideas on products that, one way or another, complement the costume (ties, stoles, scarves, neck scarves and head scarves), as well as curtains, panels, giving absolutely anyone a unique sophistication. Be that as it may, nowadays, as before, hand-painting on fabrics is most valued, so many artists mainly create hand-made works of art, combining the traditions of Japanese-Chinese painting and Javanese batik technology.
In this article you can see a selection of sketches for batik that will help you in starting a hand-painted business.
