Knife painting

Knife Painting





Materials Required :
Knife Painting by Aleena Rose

Canvas Board
Oil Colours
Knives - 2 (one pointed and the other curved)
Brushes
Colour Palette
Old Cloth
Carbon Paper (Yellow)
Cello tape
Turpentine
Linseed Oil
Picture
Enlarged Photostat of the chosen picture
In knife painting we apply the paint on the canvas with knives (special ones just for painting) instead of brushes. Two types of knives are available - pointed ones and curved ones. We make impressions on the paint with the knife to give it the distinct knife painting look. Usually the pointed knife is used, but for some situations we use the curved knife. While using a knife, we should make sure that only the front tip of the knife is used to apply the paint. The backside of the knife should not touch the painting at all. Other wise the painting will look like a normal FLAT oil painting.
Method :
Before Painting:- Take the canvas board and cover it up with the carbon paper. Now stick the enlarged Photostat of the picture on the canvas board. Take a pencil and draw over all the objects in the picture. This can be done by looking at the real picture, because the objects in the Photostat might not be all that clear. This is done so that while we are painting, we will know where every object is placed on the canvas board. It is just to know the position of the object, so that we won't go wrong.
After doing so, take off the Photostat and the carbon paper from the canvas board.
Preparation for Painting:- It is better to wear an apron while we paint with oil colours, so that our dress won't get stained. It is really hard to remove oil colours from our clothes once it gets stained. Another thing to take care of whenever we are painting a picture is to start from one particular point, so that we finish it part-by-part and complete the whole picture without any complication. But if we do our painting here and there, at the end it will be a total mess and we wont even feel like painting the whole picture. So start from a particular point.
Points to note while Painting:- When we are painting a picture the colours and the colour combinations should be exactly like the ones in the picture. You could experiment with the colours, only if you are sure that the combinations will turn out good. If you are a beginner it is better to stick to the exact colours in the picture. A knife painting has a bumpy nature, so a large quantity of paint is required to do it when compared to all the other types of paintings. Be ready to use a whole lot of paint even for doing a small area. While painting, whenever we are taking a different colour, the knife should be properly cleaned or the colour may get mixed with the other colours and may give entirely wrong colour combinations. Whenever a different shade is used on the same object in a picture we should remember to merge the different shades on the object because if some shades are not merged then they will stick out and will give the product an artificial look. In the picture demonstrated, Cobalt Blue and white are the colours used for the blue part of the sky and yellow and white are used for the yellow part of the sky. Chrome yellow, lemon yellow, plume, crimson red, yellow occult and brown paints are used for the leaves of the tree. A touch of orange colour in between gives a vermilion hue. Point the knife the way the leaves are falling to give a natural look. Black is given for the branches and crimson red in between for the shaded part.
After Painting:- The painting will take about 2-3 days to dry. So after it is dried, we can give it for framing. But before giving it for framing we should apply a coat of paint varnish on the painting. For applying the varnish, first we have to keep the painting under the sun for a little while. Remember to keep it upside down when kept under the sun. As the canvas gets heated up, quickly give a coat of varnish on the painting. After that coat dries, give one more coat. Now we can give it for framing. A knife painting is never framed with a glass cover. It is just put in a wooden frame. So a coat of varnish is given to protect the painting from the dirt and dust.

Glass painting

Glass Painting




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Glass Painting
Materials :
Square Glass pieceM- seal (A paste used for sealing cracks and leaks)Glass paintThinnerGlueBrushesAluminum foilBoldly traced designTalcum powder.
Method:First a traced design is placed on the table and the plain glass is placed above the design, so that the design is clearly seen through the glass. Now mix the two coloured pastes of the mseal in equal proportion to get a wax finish. With the help of talcum powder roll the dough (Mseal Mixture) into thin and even strings. This string is stuck with glue over the glass on the outline of the trace which is kept under the glass and allowed to dry.When it dries colour it with black glass paint.
Before you start painting the colour, test your shades on the corner of the glass and wipe it off with the thinner. The colour choice should be perfect because the stained glass paint gets dried up fast and the correction cannot be done easily. While painting, the colour blending should be done quickly and carefully. When the whole painting and the mseal border gets dried, remove the trace. Now place a crushed aluminum foil behind the picture and get it framed.

Fabric painting

Fabric Painting




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Materials Required:
Cloth
Fabric Paints (Fevicryl)
Brushes (different numbers)
Frame
Palette
White Tracing Paper
Design
Pencil
Water
Waste Cloth
Procedure :
Rinse the cloth to remove its starch.
Iron the cloth in order to make it wrinkle free.
Using a white tracing paper, trace the design onto the cloth.
Fix the frame around the design on the cloth.
Tips :
Always paint the complete design with white colour as a base before using other colours, to give a better finish to the design.
Now choose your colours and paint the design. Always paint the lighter shades first then the darker ones.
Let it dry for 24hrs.
For the painting to last longer, iron the back side of the design. The ironing should be done only after 24 hrs.
Here we have painted on a white cloth and used the colours white (For Base), orange, green and yellow. After painting the white base, start painting with other colours while it is still wet. If the base is completely dry wet the design slightly with a brush dipped in water. Mix orange paint and white paint together to get a Light orange shade for the petals.
Brushes are available in different numbers depending on the thickness of the bristles. You can use thin brushes in narrow spaces and thicker brushes on broader areas at your discretion.
Ordinary fabric paints can be mixed with water but metallic fabric colours have to be mixed with a medium. Medium can be bought from shops. The consistency of the mixed paints should not be too watery.

Ceramic Painting

Ceramic Painting




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Materials Required:
A Plate
Camel texture white
Camel Acrylic gloss medium
A design
Carbon paper
Pencil
Oil Paints
Brushes
Procedure :
Take the plate and clean it well.
Trace the design on to the plate using a carbon paper.
Give the outline of the design using a cone filled with Camel texture white.
Wait till the outline dries.
Now paint the design with oil paints. Choose colours according to your taste.
It takes 2-3 days to dry.
After drying apply camel acrylic gloss medium onto the plate. It gives a glossy finish to the painting and also helps it to last long.
Your ceramic painting is ready.
To make a cone:
Take a thick plastic cover or sheet, roll it in the shape of a cone and stick the edges. Fill the paste inside the cone and close it sticking the ends tightly. Make a small hole with a pin at the tip of the cone. The fine paste can be squeezed out in a thin strand. This can be used to give the out line of the design in the plate

Batik painting

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Batik is an ancient art supposed to be 2000 years old. The wax process was brought to India by the late Rathindra Nath Tagore, son of the poet Rabindra Nath Tagore. The crackle effects of Batik is the most fascinating part which makes it unique.
There are a lot of possibilities in this method but one has to explore and experiment to exploit it. Enthusiasm and imagination is all that one really needs to bring forth the beauty of batik. There is always tremendous pleasure in wearing a garment wholly designed and printed by your own hand or creating a lampshade, cushion, curtains as you like.
The formation of crackles between colours is the interesting and beautiful part of this dying. To get crackle effect, wax is mixed with resin and used.
Now just try a very simple design of circles.
Materials Required:
Cotton or silk cloth (avoid synthetic materials) - take a square piece of any size
Dyes - Usually napthol dyes are used (but any dye which is available in the market can be used). Colours used for the design - yellow, red, brown, black.
Wax - Bee wax, paraffin wax, resin (gum)
Brush - A small water colour brush, a 1/2" size and a 2" size of the ordinary household paint brush. These brushes can be used only for waxing.
Vessel to heat wax
Plastic bucket or big bowls to mix colours
A frame to fix the cloth
Gloves
Procedure :
Preparing the cloth : Wash the cloth and starch it lightly. Starching is done to control the flow of wax. Iron the cloth before you begin. Always choose white colour cloth or very light shade. Now draw the design of circles on the cloth with charcoal or crayon and pin it to a frame.
Waxing & Dyeing : Use gloves while preparing wax and dye.
Preparing the wax : Take 2 parts of bee wax and one part of paraffin wax into a vessel and heat it. When it becomes liquid, add resin to it. (Resin acts as a binder for wax).
As wax is inflammable, use an electric heater or hot plate and avoid direct flame for heating.
Wax should be hot enough to penetrate the cloth. i.e. it should reach both sides of the material. The wax should look clear and not milky, to penetrate the cloth. If the wax lies on the surface of the cloth, the dye will run under it and the resulting batik design will look smudgy. To test whether the wax is of the right consistency, take a rough piece of cloth and apply the hot wax and see if the wax reaches both the sides of the material.
Preparing the dye bath : Mix the dye with cold water. The preparation should be mixed according to the directions given but not diluted too much.
Crackle : Crackle is formed when the waxed cloth is dipped in the cold dye bath. The wax cracks causing veins of darker colour on the lighter areas. To have more crackle effects on the design the proportion of wax could be reversed to one part bee wax and two parts paraffin wax adding a little resin. Paraffin wax crackles faster than bee wax. The full effect of crackling can be seen when the wax is ironed out or removed by boiling
Applying the Wax & Dye :
Start waxing using a small brush changing to a larger size for broader areas. Paint with good, even strokes about 1/4inch inside the line of your design. When the brush is immersed in hot wax for the first time, the bristles will fuzz out. Press them back into shape on the sides of the pan.
The layer of wax should not be very thin. Keep on h eating the wax while applying to retain the clear consistency. Avoid crushing the cloth before dipping in the dye bath. It can lead to too many crackles.
Wax should be 1st applied only on regions where you need white colour. i.e. the centre circle. When it dries the fabric should be dipped in the 1st light colour yellow. Keep the cloth in the dye bath for about 15 minutes. Remove and dry it by hanging on a line or flat on a news paper. After drying, wax the regions where you need yellow. Dip it in the next colour red, when it dries. Now wax the regions where you need red. Now dip brown. When it dries wax the regions where you need brown. Final immersion is in black dye. To achieve a good crackle effect the material is crumbled before the last immersion.
Dewaxing :
The final stage after dyeing and waxing. Now it is time to remove the wax from the cloth.
Wax can be removed by ironing with a moderately hot iron. Keep a good layer of newspaper underneath the material and a single sheet on top while ironing. The paper absorbs the extra wax. The paper should be renewed as they become soaked with wax.
If too much wax is remaining even after ironing the cloth should be dry cleaned. Now the cloth is ready to use. Try out this with any design, according to your idea to make a wonderful garment for yourself.

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