Beautiful Batik Painting

Batik art is very ancient and beautiful art of making paintings by using Wax. It has been practiced in India for over 2100 years now. The selection of waxes is substantial to the quality of the finished Batik. Beeswax and Paraffin are the two waxes that mainly used in Batik and combined in different proportions. The best quality of textiles fabric and vegetable dyes are used for Batik painting.

The making of a this beautiful painting is an elaborate process which includes three integral stages of waxing, dyeing and de-waxing. In first step, thorough washing of the cloth is done to remove the starch. Then cloth is dried, ironed and stretched on a wooden frame. The second step involves making a rough charcoal sketch to mark outline of the theme. The design develops gradually with each coat of waxing. An exclusive effect of the Batik Painting is the fine cracks that emerge in the wax which in turn allows trickling of dye to seep in. The use of natural dyes for colouring makes the process eco-friendly.

There are several different styles of painting:

Batik Painting: It is a believed that Batik painting originated in the Indonesia. Dye and wax mix to produce magic on the cloth and this magic is well known as 'Batik Painting'. The technique of wax resist in art form makes it viable and unique.Tie-Dye Painting: The process of tie-dye portions of the fabric are balanced/ tied along with rubber and strings bands. When the fabric is dyed, the covered portions remain un-coloured and the beautiful pattern comes up. Some of the common designs created are bull-eye, striped, spiral etc. The dyeing process of fabric may include dipping the cloth in a tub of dye, so this process is also called as dip dyeing.

Shibori:Shibori is one of the tradition forms of fabric painting. It includes binding, folding, stitching and compressing the fabric, to resist the dye and develop patterns. Shibori is a narrow and long Kimono cloth, wound around a 12ft long wooden pole. The cloth is wound with a thread, when it is compressed on the pole, the thread creates wrinkle on the cloth. There are other forms of Shibori like suji, nui, miura and Kumo.

Batik painting is one of the most beautiful art of using wax and natural colour. These are done on wall hangings, cushion covers, shawls and Saris. It look attractive and increase the beauty of your room. They are available in handloom stores, crafts and boutiques. The best quality of these paintings is its potray in religious themes as well as natural geometric patterns with the combination of durability. Batik painting is particularly famous in Orissa, West Bengal and Tamilnadu.

Batik Painting Indian Art Form Since 2000 Years Ago

Do you know the art of Batik Paintings in India? It is a unique magic of wax and dye when they are combined on the cloth and this magic is well known as Batik Paintings.
The definition of Batik means writing with wax in Javanese and its main origin is in the island of Java that is situated in Indonesia.
However, India takes a lot of pride to have this unique art form but one need not forget that this art form got its fame after it arrived in the art schools of Shantiniketan which is situated in Calcutta.
It is really unique when one artist comes to know that wax resist technique is used in this creative art form.
Batik Paintings literally provide us with a lot of artistic freedom, and therefore, it makes it a choice of most of the artists.
There is a unique technique used in Batik Paintings, which is known as elementary technique which has been derived before thousands of years and can be easily traced to India, some sorts of Africa, middle eastern countries and various regions of Asia.
History of Batik Paintings exists since last 2000 years and is considered to be one of the oldest art forms that exists in India.
There are 3 simple steps involved in using Batik Painting as follows...
1. Waxing.
2. Dyeing.
3. De-waxing, that is removing the wax.
There are also many other processes that are involved in the above 3 major steps as follows...
1. You need to first prepare the cloth.
2. Then trace the designs out there.
3. Then stretch the cloth over the frame.
4. Then wax the particular portion of the cloth where dyeing is not necessary.
5. Then get started with preparation of the dye.
6. Insert the cloth in the dye.
7. Then boil the cloth so that the wax is removed.

8. Then finally wash the cloth completely with soap.

Motive Batik Painting

This article is about the painting and textile dyeing technique, for other uses see Batik
disambiguation).
Batik (pronunciation: ['ba.te?], but often, in English, is ['bæ.t?k] or [b?'ti?k]) is a wax-resist dyeing technique used on textile. Batik is considered as national art in Indonesia. However, similar patterns like Batik is also found in several countries of West Africa, such as Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Uganda and Mali, and in Asia, such as India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Iran, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Burma.

Batik is a fabric dying method using wax to create patterns and designs.This method makes use of a resist technique; applying areas of cloth with wax (a dye-resistant substance) to prevent them from absorbing colors when the cloth is dipped into dye.Not only as a dye-resistant substance, the wax applied is also used to control colors from spreading out from a particular area to create motif when the dye is painted.
Color Batik a method thought to be over a thousand years old, today, batik has taken on a much wider meaning. It can be referred to:
1.cloth block printed with wax or
2.cloth decorated with hand-drawn designs.
3.cloth decorated with traditional batik designs without the use of the resist method.

The use of batik has also extended from clothing to everything from home furnishings and table cloths to handicrafts.

In Malaysia, batik has become a national identity and flourish in the arena of fashion where batik attire is worn for both formal and informal occasions.When Malaysia hosted the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) in 1998, leaders showed up to proceedings decked in floral and swirling trade marked batik patterns.