| BATIK
PAINTINGS
Batik
art is very ancient art of making
paintings using Wax. The technique of
batik is a demanding one because the
final design must be conceived before
the picture is begun. The batik artist
works intimately with color; if he
wishes parts of his design to be light
blue, for example, all these parts
must be waxed at the same time before
any subsequent dyeing. He cannot
seperate one part of his design and
complete it before moving on to the
others as an artist in oils or
watercolor may; he must create his
design in stages, each of which
encompasses the whole picture.
The selection of waxes is important to
the quality of the finished batik.
Paraffin and beeswax are the two waxes
most commonly used in batik and are
usually combined in different
proportions.
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