A Complete Guide to Silk Painting

Author: Susanne Hahn
Pages: 135
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Search Press
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4Q0235
Weight: 1.3lb

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This definitive guide to silk painting is a unique treasury of ideas, designs and techniques that follows the "Silk Road" of discovery from fiber through to fabric, and takes you, step-by-step, through the different techniques of this fascinating art. Inside, you will find beautiful color illustrations detailing the history of the silk trade in Asia and Europe and the development of the modern silk-making process.

There is also information and advice on materials and equipment, and many ideas for gift and home-furnishing projects, as well as examples of wallhangings, pictures and designer clothing.

From the Author

Painting on silk is now an extremely popular art form and you can find a wide range of beautiful and exciting designs in high-class gift and fashion stores, or at most craft fairs.

Painting on silk is almost as old as the discovery of silk as a fabric, so the book begins with a brief resume of its historical background and then gives details of the incredible natural fiber, such as how it is obtained and processed. This is followed by a detailed account of the equipment and materials required for painting on silk. The book closed with a gallery of exciting contemporary creations by leading silk artists.

I do hope that I will succeed in inspiring others with some small part of my own enthusiasm for the subject.

Table of Contents
Introduction	6
History of painting on silk	7
Asia - Europe	8-15
Silk - a natural material	17
Discovery of silk	18
Silkworms	20
Mulberry Silk	21
Wild Silk	22
Silk Fibers	23
From Fiber to Fabric	25
Facts about silk and weaving	26
Testing colors on silk	27
A review of silk materials	28
Jacquard silk	29
Buying and caring for silk	30
Painting on silk	31
Materials and equipment	32
paints	33
Fixing Paints	34
Brushes and working area	35
Stretching the silk	36
Types of frames	38
Preparing the paints	40
Silk Painting Effects	41
Paint characteristics	41
Color blending	43
Color displacement	44
Salt technique	48
Outlining agents	52
Rectifying mistakes	55
Painting with a hairdryer	58
Impregnated backgrounds	60
Steam-fixing	62
Pressure cooker	62
Professional steam fixing	64
Theory of color	66
Sources of inspiration	70
Making beautiful painted silk designs	75
Suggestions for silk designs	76
Brooches	76
Greeting cards	78
Silk pictures	79
Framing	80
Lampshades	82
Cushions	84
Skirt	85
Sun top	86
T-shirt	87
Long evening dress	88
Scarves	89
Gallery of designs	93
Pictures and scarves	94
Clothing	120
Index	133

Instruction Page

T-Shirt

Painting with a Hairdryer

Examples

Example of Washing Out Technique

Example with Salt

Pictorial Motifs

Using Paints, Pens, Inks, Encastic Wax Art & Embroidery

Dye used to Paint Fabric

Silk Painting using

Silk Dyes & Paints

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