Silk Painting for Beginners

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Synopsis It is always satisfying to create your own works of art and with silk painting, it is exciting too: you never know exactly how a project will develop. Jill Clay's clear and practical explanations show just how easy it is to produce pieces to be proud of. Silk paints are available in stunning and vibrant colours and with them, you can create beautiful textures. This progressive course provides a thorough grounding in the skills and applications of painting on silk, with a range of projects and techniques to encourage beginners and inspire more advanced painters. Through cards, scarves, cushions and wallhangings, the uses of guttas, blocking and hombres, watermarks and overpainting are all made clear. - full descriptions of all materials & their uses - choosing & enlarging designs - basic colour theory - using dilutants, anti-spread & thickeners - - alternative methods for fixing dyes -