Paint On Silk And Create Your Own Wearable Art, Everything you need to know to paint your own art on silk..
Course Description
Learn to paint on silk and create your own wearable artworks. I will teach you the very basics of how to paint on silk so you can experiment further with the techniques, tools and supplies to learn how to create beautiful pieces of original artwork that can be worn or hung as an artwork forever.
Silk is a beautiful premium fabric to paint on, you can paint fabric to wear as scarves or make beautiful clothes. Silk can also make wall art to be hung in frames, or hang loose like a wall tapestry. Painting on silk is a calm and mindful art form very similar to watercolour painting but you have a wearable artwork at the end.
In this class you will learn:
- All the steps and information you will need to paint on silk
- Supplies list to get you started with all the basic equipment and supplies
- Tools you will need to steam set the dye permanently
- How to stretch the silk ready for the gutta and dye process
- Supplier contacts, what to buy and where to buy it.
- Learn how to paint on silk and apply the gutta resist
- Steam set the dye for a professional finish.
- Framing Lesson – How to frame your silk artworks
