Product Description

It is always satisfying to create your own works of art and with silk painting, it is exciting too: you never know exactly how a project will develop. Jill Clay's clear and practical explanations show just how easy it is to produce pieces to be proud of. Silk paints are available in stunning and vibrant colours and with them, you can create beautiful textures. This progressive course provides a thorough grounding in the skills and applications of painting on silk, with a range of projects and techniques to encourage beginners and inspire more advanced painters. Through cards, scarves, cushions and wallhangings, the uses of guttas, blocking and hombres, watermarks and overpainting are all made clear. - full descriptions of all materials & their uses - choosing & enlarging designs - basic colour theory - using dilutants, anti-spread & thickeners - - alternative methods for fixing dyes -

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #699160 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Customer Reviews

What an inspiring book!
What an inspiring book! As I love beautiful colours and the use of fabric for decorative purposes, this book combines both of these in a very acceptable way. Jill Clay writes from experience so all the ideas actually work. Jill leads the reader through all the different stages and effects in silk painting in a clear manner while the beautiful illustrations just make me want to get started straight away and have a go.