Batik is the use of dyes to create a watercolor effect in clothing and fabric. You can create the same look with wax paper and crayon shavings, and apply cut appliques to clear ornaments for holiday ...

Nigerian master artist Tunde Odunlade led a hands-on workshop at Bowie State University, March 25, with about 40 students and staff in the art of batik, using wax and dye on textiles. The event was ...

Instead of scrambling to find a candle, though, try using wax crayons. Pick the lightest colour (white, if possible) you can find and use it to etch out your design on paper. Paint on a thin layer of ...

Fabric painting is easy and colorful. But did you know there are all kinds of techniques you can use to create different effects? Batik - using hot wax as a fabric resist is one of them. However, ...

Fort Bend County Libraries, in conjunction with Sugar Land Area Artists, will present a special artist demonstration of “Wax Batik Painting on Watercolor Paper” at the University Branch Library on ...

At first glance these pictures look like nothing more than pixelated photographs but closer inspection reveals the images are actually created using thousands of wax crayons. Bored with paint and ...

Using a little Arduino hardware and programming a new CNC printing machine has been created to help bring Batik designs to life. Batik is a fabric decoration technique where wax is applied by hand to ...

A batik workshop will be taught by Marianne Hamilton Fox from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 26 at the Osceola Center for the Arts, U.S. Highway 192-441. The workshop in textile design using wax and fibre ...

From afar these works of art look like simple pixelated pictures but in fact they are photographs recreated with thousands of colourful wax crayons. Artist Christian Faur revoked memories from his ...

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Fort Bend County Libraries, in conjunction with Sugar Land Area Artists, will present a special artist demonstration of “Wax Batik Painting on Watercolor Paper” at the University Branch Library on ...