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Painting Flowers on Silk

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Painting Flowers on Silk Ref: 855329017


Author
Mandy Southan



Summary

Exotic lilies, crimson and creamy white oleanders, exquisite Christmas roses, clusters of white jasmine...all these and more are illustrated in this beautiful practical guide in which Mandy Southan explains the techniques required to create a stunning range of flowers.
A series of projects with complete step-by-step photographs show how to capture the beauty and translucency of orchids, daffodils, tulips, irises and poppies. The techniques are many and varied - they include using outliners and wax, blending colours, overpainting, painting on to dry and damp silk, painting with broken colour, etching on silk velvet and discharging. The glorious pictures will inspire all those interested in silk painting and textiles to explore the versatility and breadth of this exciting medium.
* Popular trend appealing to embroiderers, patchworkers, quilters, batik artists, as well as silk painters * Flowers - popular subject amongst textile workers * Author has a high profile * Author wrote Search Press's best-seller 'Beginner's Guide to Silk Painting'
Introduction Materials Colour mixing Complementary colours Fixing dyes How to start Basic techniques Oleanders Using gutta resist, shading and blending Christmas rose Using clear gutta over painted silk Lilies Using metallic outliner Jasmine Using wax with a brush Orchids Using wax with a tjanting Daffodils Painting on to damp silk Mallows Painting on to dry silk Tulips Painting with broken colour Irises Using etching on silk velvet French marigolds Using salt crystals Hibiscus Using thickener on the silk Amaryllis Using diffusing medium Anemones Using thickener in the dyes Index

No of pages
80pp

Format
BC Paperback

Publisher
Search Press

ISBN
855329017

EAN
9780855329013

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