I took a class this morning at Ocean View Arts where we painted on fabric with oil paint sticks. It was something I always wanted to try but didn’t know how to do it. The class was a lot of fun!
This photo shows my two practice pieces. You use templates with a raised surface, tape the template down and tape the fabric on top of it, then lightly rub the paint stick on top of the fabric and it picks up the design of the template.
The teacher, Meryl Ann, explains the process and gives you as many practice pieces as you want to do before you start on your silk scarf. I used an op art template and got a 3D effect on the black fabric.Â
This photo shows the template and my start on painting the scarf. I didn’t finish the scarf today but luckily there’s another class tomorrow night that I signed up for. I ordered 3 scarfs so I can give them to my mom and daughter for Christmas presents and have one for myself.
One nice thing about taking the class is the paint is included in the price of the class. The oil paint sticks are expensive. It was real nice to hang around with other artists and they are very welcoming to their group.
I’ll post pix of my finished scarfs in a couple days.
They are gorgeous – and what a welcome gift! Everybody wins. đđâ¤ď¸
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THose are SOOOOO cool!!! đ
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Interesting! I don’t know this technique. Is the scarf washable after it’s been painted with the oil stick?
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The teacher said it’s hand washable. We’re supposed to press it lightly with an iron to set the color and the oil paint sticks won’t affect the drape of the silk. I’d like to learn your way of painting on silk too.
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I love painting on silk. I did do a step by step for one of my paintings on my art website. I’ll send you the link.
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Hopefully those links come through and will give you some silk painting inspiration!
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I don’t see the links. I’ll try to find your website for the tutorial. I’d like to try your way of painting on silk. It is inspirational!
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I wonder if they have gone into the spam folder? Website is sarahwisemanart.co.uk. Blog posts about bittern painting and hiding gutta lines.
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WOW! Your website is beautiful!
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