SILK PAINTING CLASS SCHEDULE

Enjoy learning about silk painting

•  Experiment with the paints and explore a variety of silk painting techniques.
•  Create exciting textures and hand-painted designs on silk.
•  Express your artistic vision with dyes and paints on silk.
•  Create a masterpiece by using easy silk paint techniques.
•  Experience the flow of paint across the silk.
•  Feel the touch of paints flow through the silk creating unusual patterns and images.
•  Be wowed by the incredible, surprising and beautiful salting effects on silk.
•  Silk is pretty, soft, transparent, strong, light weight and works the best.      
•  Silk is economical and has a smooth surface, thereby lending itself to all painting   techniques.

Material List For Silk Painting

• 100% pure  silk fabric  to be painted on,  size: 12 x 16 inches                                            (pre washed, air dried & ironed)  10 pieces
• Silk painting panel size: 18 x 24 inches, 1 pc
•  Square scarf  size : 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) 2 pc
• Silk paints ''Marabu Silk'' & ''Pebeo Setasilk''
•  Marabu batik & fabric dye (powder) 25 g
• Water based resist (Out liner Gutta) for silk paint.  Golden, Black, Copper
•  Gutta applicator bottle with metal tip
•  Silk paint brushes soft hair No: 2, 6 & 8
•  Foam brush
•  Stainless steel pushup pins or claws up
•  Removable pencil or marker or 6B pencil
• CD marker, permanent marker, eraser, sharpener
• Masking tape
• Scotch tape
• A4 & A3 white computer papers
• A4 & A 3 butter paper
• Spray bottle for applying water on silk
• Palette  (deep containers)
• Small containers for water
• Salt for silk paint 3 different sizes
• Marabu  salt
• Towel napkin small
• Rubber bands, paper pins, paper clips
• Newspapers 
• Inches tape
• Droppers
• Ring file
• Wooden stretcher frame  size: 12 by 16 inches
• Wooden foldable 4 stick frame size: 24 by 24 inches
• White thick thread( to tie fabric for Shibori technique)
• Plastic mat

Silk Painting Techniques

•   Serti
•   Batik wax
• Wet on wet
•  Shibori Tie & Dye
•  Hand dye
• Marbling
•  Salting
• Stamping (block print)
• Alcohol technique                                                                                                                 Additional:                                                                                                                                                              Silk Paint Greeting Cards                                                                                                            Silk paint bookmarks

Projects

•  Silk painting fabric size:  12 x 16 inches ( 30 x 40 cm)  10 pieces
• Silk painting panels size: 18 x 24 inches   1 panel 
• Silk square scarf size: 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) 2 pc
• Silk paint greeting cards
• Book marks

Silk  Painting  Class  Schedule  

Class 1:

•   History of silk painting
•   Introduction of silk painting/vocabulary/method/materials/techniques
•   Product knowledge
•   Introduction of 100% pure fabrics - Habotai silk/chiffon/crinkle/raw silk/grip
•   Color theory /color mixing/ color saving  chart
•   Introduction of famous silk paint artists, their work and published books
•   Discussion with many visual samples of hand painted silk fabrics.
•   How to start silk painting

Class 2:
  Serti technique floral  design with salting background
  Tie and dye,   crumpling silk fabric , applying dyes and salt on  100% pure silk
  Size: 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm)                                         

Class 3:
  Two  panels - silk fabric size : 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm)
1.   Sunset desert scene camels 
2.   Bright & shiny summer landscape.

Class 4:
  1  panel-  silk fabric size: 18 x 24 inches
Islamic pattern/ Geometrica design

Class 5:
  Batik wax technique                                                                                                  
Square silk scarf  with vibrant bright multi colors & colorful border                   
Size: 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm)

Class 6:
Different Technique Samples on Size: 12 x 16 inches (30 x 40 cm)
  Hand dye
  Shibori
  Marbling
 Stamping ( block print)
  Alcohol

Class 7:
shibori tie & dye indigo
18 x 18 inches (12 samples)
 

Class 8:
 Silk Paint Greeting cards                                                                                            
Size: 15 x 21 cm, 11 x 15 cm, 12 x 12 cm & Bookmark 
Class- 9 & 10 
mix techniques ( own creativity)
square scarf / long shella

Class Details

Instructor: Rozina Khan

Total Sessions: 10

Time duration: 2 & 1/2 hours per session

Sunday & Wednesday: 11:00 am - 01:30 pm 

Course Fee: 1450 aed

 (all material will be provided)
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Exclusive One Day Workshop

Use your ideas, creativity, talent and skills to explore a fabulous silk art piece.

 You will learn about:

•  History of silk painting
•  Colour theory 
•  Design skills 
•  Product knowledge 
• Material specifications 
•  Basics of silk painting 
• How to prepare silk for painting 
•  Colour mixing and savings chart 
•  pure silk   will be used for painting for its luxurious quality.

Create Master Piece Wall Art

• Wall Art: 12 x 16 inches  wall panel for modern interiors; one of a kind painting on silk
• Themes: desert scene camel, beach sunset palm trees, sea marine, Islamic pattern, UAE traditions, sun shining landscape, fuchsia flower                                                        (choose any one theme to paint on silk).

 Hand Painted Exclusive Wear

• Long Shela: 18 x 70 inches multi coloured  with crumpling, salting and hand dye technique. Salting technique for its incredible crystal back ground and different texture.   

Shibori( indigo tie & dye)  Square scarf 18 ''X  18'' (12 samples)

Marbling 12 '' X 16'' (4 sample)

Batik wax square scarf 22'' X 22''

           

Workshop Schedule:

       One day workshop costs: 175  AED per head                    
       Time: 4 to 7 pm Sunday / Friday
        Material will be provided
    

To Register & for more information, contact:

Mobile: 0551792840    
 Email: namoozaj.silk@yahoo.com  
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Namoozaj
Location: Hamdan Street, Abu Dhabi  UAE