Batik

Batik means wax writing. It is a form of decoration cloth covering part of it with a layer of wax and then dye the fabric. The waxed area retains its original color and when the wax is removed the contrast between dyed and undyed area makes the pattern.

Java is still famous for batik and traditional patterns, developed over centuries, remain part of Javanese dress, but very few are made by the traditional method of painting wax. This, in turn, has been rediscovered and put to use by craftsman around the world to find the freedom to work with liquid was, and control of color possible through dye, batik makes a unique and exciting half expressive work increasingly inch - all models over Eastern batiks are being replaced by images and imaginative designs of all kinds, which are sued to make soft sculptures and tapestries, murals, as well as decorations for clothes and household items.

Because batik applies hot wax, it needs to be done fairly quickly and this may produce a freedom (or loss of self-consciousness) that makes many people who think they can not draw find, to his astonishment, that they can . Of course, designs can be prepared in advance and for many things, such as borders and ornaments, this is necessary, but the designs drawn spontaneously in wax, or according to the brief sketch, can bring surprising benefits.