Peacock on Silk

I chucked when you said tissues ;-) these and kitchen roll/towels are generally studio essentials! I remember the batik tools yes. They were lovely to look at too!

Ha yes 😊 we tend to learn from mistakes. Beeswax 1& regular white wax 1. It should be heated well and i always keep tissues ready to remove excess runny liquid and try first on a another cloth for trying out required thickness. Just like painting brushes, there are different numbers for the tools to pour wax

That is the million dollar question I keep getting asked - what is the correct amount of paint with which to load the brush? What is the amount and consistency of the liquid paint or ink in the brush? The answer is I don't know... as it varies so much depending on what you want to do! Comes with practice and yes, being free to make mistakes and learn

Good questions @Nadia Madden ! As then it would remind me of batik, which I have fond memories of in Textile class at school (secondary school - high school) - and haven't touched since then! Painting on silk yes - this is one surface I'm looking to explore myself and happy to report back to my students as it will need a bit of adjusting in terms of technique, and I haven't done that much in my life. Yes if your paint is very liquid then to master it is a little bit more tricky than the dry brush technique we use in miniature painting (and which you can also use on silk at the later stages). Reminds me of the colour fill and tapai techniques in miniature painting - speed vs accuracy!

@Geeta Shankar this is stunning! do you use a wax resist in this medium? how do you keep the dyes from running?