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kinds of Batik-like what is done in the U.S. versus what is done in Bali?

2006-11-02 18:18:18 · 2 answers · asked by Salsa 3 in Arts & Humanities Visual Arts Painting

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ok, so you've gotten a lengthly description of what Batik is. Traditional batiks have a "cracked" patterning all over the piece...it's chacteristic of batik.
That doesn't happen with Gutta resists (either water soluable or the type that you dry clean out)... You can get a simliar 'look' without the cracking using stamps to apply either resist or thickened dyes (there's stuff you can add to dyes that doesn't allow it to run all over).
If you don't already know about it...here's a great source for all things dyeable....

2006-11-03 00:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by colourshift 4 · 0 0

Batik:

Procedure
Melted wax is applied to cloth before being dipped in dye. Wherever the wax has seeped through the fabric, the dye will not penetrate. Sometimes several colors are used, with a series of dyeing, drying and waxing steps. Thin wax lines are made with a tjanting (canting, pronounced chahn-ting) needle, a wooden-handled tool with a tiny metal cup with a tiny spout, out of which the wax seeps. Other methods of applying the wax to the fabric include pouring the liquid wax, painting the wax on with a brush, and applying the hot wax to a precarved wooden or metal wire block and stamping the fabric. One indication of the level of craftmanship in a piece of batik cloth is whether the pattern is equally visible on both sides of the cloth. This indicates the application of wax on both sides, either with the canting or with mirror-image design blocks.

Batik paintingAfter the last dyeing, the fabric is hung up to dry. Then it is dipped in a solvent to dissolve the wax, or placed in a vat of boiling water, or ironed between paper towels or newspapers to absorb the wax and reveal the deep rich colors and the fine crinkle lines that give batik its character.

The invention of the copper block or cap developed by the Javanese in the 20th century revolutionised batik production. It became possible to make high quality designs and intricate patterns much faster than one could possibly do by hand-painting.

Check this link as well:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting#Painting_techniques

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