Renowned silk painter, Mandy Southan demonstrates all the techniques you need to get to grips with this intriguing medium, beginning with clear artistic advice on materials and using colour and then moving on to basic techniques, all shown through 12 lovely, achievable projects. Proceed through textured effects and using resists, discharge paste, diffusing medium, and other products to create scarves, cushions, pictures, wall hangings and panels. Build skills while producing lovely silk paintings in a variety of styles. Perfect for the complete beginner but also ideal for experienced silk painters wanting to learn new techniques.

Enjoy creating beautiful garments and accessories using a range of silk painting techniques. Gorgeous jewel-tone photographs offer all the inspiration you need to get started. Find out which silk fabrics are suitable for painting, and familiarize yourself with other necessary tools and supplies. Learn basic techniques, including tensioning silk, drawing outlines, applying color, painting-in backgrounds, working with effect salts, watermark patterning, correcting mistakes, and more. Hone your skills with 20 projects, which range in difficulty and focus on particular effects or methods such as wax resist and using silk paint thickener. A simple freesia scarf or silk painted cards are ideal for complete beginners, while a painted devorée velvet scarf with foil highlights presents more of a challenge. Make a silk beaded necklace, sachets, a sarong, an evening bag, cushions, and other striking pieces. An excellent introduction for anyone who wants to create breathtaking textile art.

Profusely illustrated guide shows how to paint, print, stencil, and draw striking designs and exciting textures on luxurious fabric. Complete instructions, references. 93 color illustrations.

Master the secrets of an exquisite art form. Silk painting is rapidly gaining an enthusiastic following among surface designers, fine artists, and craftspeople alike. The pure, transparent colors of the dyes, combined with the luxuriant drape of the silk itself, combine to make this a uniquely sensuous medium. By using gutta, wax, alcohol, or salt, the artist can create a variety of appealing textures and visual effects. This book shows exactly how to use each technique and how to combine them for intricate paintings.

Explore a variety of fabric painting techniques and add a distinctive touch to your quilts. You'll learn how to create sun prints and use resist techniques, as well as how to paint a Hawaiian quilt and a traditional block quilt. Try colorwashing, scrunching, and salting methods to create uniquely personal fabrics. Cindy will encourage you to experiment, be playful, and get creative!

This beautiful and inspiring guide gives full instructions using step-by-step photographs on the techniques and stitches needed for silk shading. There are four exquisite projects to create.