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Puck-Sexton In reply to Bacafreak [2013-01-19 18:02:49 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thank you!

My technique is actually really... messy. And informal. And more like watercolour than traditional batik. But if you have any specific questions, I can do my best to answer them!

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Bacafreak In reply to Puck-Sexton [2013-01-21 10:41:01 +0000 UTC]

After really looking at the colours, I can sort of guess which colours and wax layers went on first etc. Your colours are beautiful I'm actually more interested in what tools you use! I'm guessing you use brushes to apply the wax, but do you also use a tjanting? And do you use traditional batik wax? I recently came across 'modern' batik materials like cold 'quick' wax and 'quick' dye. No boiling/heating necessary. Have you tried them out by any chance?

(I accidently replied to my earlier comment instead of yours.. I hate that we can't delete them :/)

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Puck-Sexton In reply to Bacafreak [2013-01-22 00:58:53 +0000 UTC]

I do indeed use brushes! This piece is 100% brushwork, actually. I hardly ever use the tjanting - we don't get along too well - but I'll use it if I'm doing a lot of continuous texture over a large space.

The wax I use is beeswax and paraffin, 40/60, I think (it might be 60/40). I've never tried any other kinds - never even heard of that cold 'quick' wax or dye, actually. I just use supplies stocked by the art department on campus, so I haven't really done that much experimenting.

And for the record, after waxing the tree's body, I think I painted in all the leaves at once and let the colours run, and the swirly backdrop and the ground, then waxed them all at once. Then I added the burgundy in the backdrop and the ground, waxed that, then painted in the navy and that was that. Don't think I even bothered waxing that last step at all. Um... I think that's everything.

I hope some of that helped? A little bit?

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Bacafreak In reply to Puck-Sexton [2013-01-22 07:01:24 +0000 UTC]

I've just started doing batik again, and the tjanting is so unpredictable for me that I'm thinking of trying out brushes instead. The tjanting is fun though, when it's not ruining my clean lines I've been using batik wax, which is apparently a 50/50 combination of paraffin and sticky wax. I haven't experimented with other types either, though.

Haha. Yes! That does help. Thank you

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Puck-Sexton In reply to Bacafreak [2013-01-25 17:04:09 +0000 UTC]

The tjanting stressing me out wayyyy too much for me to use it in any pieces that I need to look good.

I didn't even know batik had a particular kind of wax. Traditional batik techniques and I are at opposite ends of the spectrum, apparently.

Anyway, glad I could help! If you ever have any other questions or whatever, I'll be here.

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Puck-Sexton In reply to magdalagarza [2012-01-27 14:02:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! The colours were incredibly slap-dash on this one, so I'm just glad it turned out looking like a tree.

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Puck-Sexton In reply to RebeccaTripp [2012-01-25 15:30:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Puck-Sexton In reply to Moon-Phace [2012-01-23 13:08:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! And yeah, I know a lot of people find batik kinda challenging. It takes a few tries to get used to.

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Puck-Sexton In reply to drewjanes [2012-01-23 13:09:17 +0000 UTC]

Ahaha, your enthusiasm will never get old.

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Puck-Sexton In reply to IridiumFlames [2012-01-22 17:28:23 +0000 UTC]

Ha, thanks! She's happier with it than I am, but I was still surprised I could get it done that quickly. The thing about batik is that you have no idea how it's going to look until you're completely finished, and rush jobs are usually bad. But still. Imma count this as a success.

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Puck-Sexton In reply to Sahilee [2012-01-22 17:05:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And yes, she was pretty pleased.

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Puck-Sexton In reply to blockmyster [2012-01-22 17:01:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Puck-Sexton In reply to murderouscyanide [2012-01-22 15:14:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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