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| Dorothy Davis in Her South Lake Tahoe Art Studio |
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How Silk Paintings Are Created . . .
The most popular method is to draw a design or picture on paper, then trace the design onto pure white silk. The silk is then stretched on a frame to hold the silk firmly in place. Presist is applied to the lines that have been drawn to design the painting. Dyes are then applied with a brush. The dyes flow to the resist lines and then stop. If no resist has been used to create lines then the dye colors will blend together This is the free-flow method.
Personally, I like movement in my paintings. I therefore select the colors and allow the dyes to blend and flow into each other. They can be diluted with water or alcohol for shading effects. Black resist can be used for defining certain areas and resisting the flow of the dyes.
When the painting is steam-set the colors become even more brilliant. After the resist lines are washed away, more colored dyes can be added to enhance the painting. If the artist was painting on a hemmed scarf, the painting is complete.
If the painting is to be framed, it will be stretched flat onto foam board or padded foam board with no puffed up sections, indentations or wrinkles. Then the painting is matted and framed and you have a masterpiece that is pleasing to the artist and all who behold it.
My original silk paintings are for sale framed and unframed. I also have many of my silk paintings digitally photographed or scanned, color corrected and then printed on archival, acid-free paper and they are available as signed giclee prints.
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