
Welcome to silk painting, here you will learn everything you will need to start painting on silk and start creating your own silk artworks and wearable art.
Your design needs to be lightly traced onto the silk using a pencil or washable pen
The silk needs to be stretched while you are working on it. These are the different ways silk can be stretched.
Learn how to mix the colours and create depth in the artwork.
Steaming the silk sets the dye to the fabric permanently. Any dye that doesnt adhere to the fabric will be washed out in the next process.
The final steps with creating your silk artwork is to wash out the excess dye and then ironing it on the silk or low setting until it is dry.
There are many ways to frame the silk, these are my favourites and the easiest to do at home.
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