Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 21:23:51 -0700
Subject: Re: PUPT: Painting Silk


I'm going to assume it's for scenery...
if it has to be washed you'll have to use fabric dyes.
...otherwise you have a lot of freedom.

an easy way to do the lines is with black gutta resist made for silk 
painting. it will keep the dye from spreading outside the lines.

with silk that light... the colour will go through the silk no matter what.

to stretch it... use push pins or thumbtacks on a wooden frame like 
artist canvas stretcher bars...

there are great books on silk painting... I suggest you check the library...

check out
http://www.dharmatrading.com/


Bill

>I need to paint an image onto lightweight silk. I believe the weight 
>of the silk is about 5 mummies (don't know if that is spelled right) 
>and the image I need to paint is basically a line drawing and I 
>would like to put some subtle wahses of color here and there in 
>specific areas. Can people who have experience with this tell me 
>about it:
>1. What kind of paint/marker/dye do I use?
>2. How do I control the color and prevent bleeding? I don't mind the 
>color bleeding through to the other side, but I do not want it to 
>bleed out of the lines of the drawing?
>3. What is the best way to strectch the silk to paint without 
>wrinkles getting in the way?
>
>etc., etc., please enlighten me.  Thank you, Ken
>
>
>Ken Berman
>Dramaton Theater


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