BATIK is an ancient art form from which images and designs on fabric are created using wax. This introductory course will expose students to basic, albeit non-traditional, batik techniques and some famous local batik artists such as Sarkasi Said and Jaafar Latiff. Participants will enjoy the use of vibrant batik dyes and convenience of cold wax outliner to design and paint their own batik paintings. Works could also be used (designs on T-shirts and bags) once they are colourfast treated using Batik fixers

Course Objectives :

In this course, participants will learn basic skills using cold wax outliner and Batik dyes to create their works. Use of fixer will also be introduced to treat colour fastness to works so that they could be used as designs for T-shirts and bags. Trainer will also introduce Elements of Art and Principles of Designs in this course to enhance this Art making.

Topics covered includes:

Introduction & Practice of batik basic techniques like colour graduation and blending and lining using cold wax and resist.

Design patterns with intro to colour schemes for application.

Work on cloth and line with cold wax and/or compatible resist.

Apply dyes with colour schemes for first piece of work.

Learn to use fixer for colour fastness. Fix works for colour fastness as desired and apply works created for use as T-shirts, bags.

Learning Outcome

1. Using various techniques of batik painting and elements of art to design x2 batik paintings.

2. Participants will appreciate this beautiful wax-resist dyeing traditional art with works from famous artists from local and the region.

3. Participants will learn to use Batik fixers to treat colour fastness to works so that their creations could be used as designs for T-shirts/bags.

4. Participants will learn and enjoy this painting artfrom from completion of x2 works.

SCHEDULE

Saturday, 13 April – 10am – 12:20pm

Saturday, 20 April – 10am – 12:20pm

Saturday, 27 April – 10am – 12:20pm

Saturday, 11 May – 10am – 12:20pm

Saturday, 18 May – 10am – 12:20pm

Saturday, 25 May – 10am – 12:20pm

Saturday, 1 June – 10am – 12pm

*No Class on 4 May.

Total: 7 sessions (16 hrs)

**Minimum 10 students to start class

VENUE

Brahm Centre @ Tampines

MATERIALS:

**All Art materials will be provided during the class

* Participants are encouraged to bring their own newspaper and cloth for their own usage. The newspaper helps prevent accidental dirtying of common equipment and the cloths will allow you to clean the brushes given to you.

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