Batik is a form of art using wax, this style of art involves the application of wax on materials such as, paper, cloth, silk and calico but there are a wide variety of materials that can be used. The idea behind batik is to draw with wax then apply a layer of art ink over the top, news print is required to remove excess ink left on the page so it doesn't run or interfere with the next application of wax. because the wax is resistant to the ink the area covered by the wax is protected and remains the same colour from previous applications, when layer upon layer is applied it is know as a layering technique and there are a vast amount of techniques that can be used but this is the basic one we used. Once the layers have been applied they are covered in news print and an iron is ran over the peice of work to remove the wax, this is because the wax can flack and chip leaving a messy Unprofessional finish to the work, Our designs in this workshop are related to the module of things in the work place e.g safety sign, tool/equipment and machinery were the inspiration for our work.
To start we had to melt the wax in he form of wax beads these were placed in the wax pots and melted down to liquid consistency of water, we then used to tganting tools inserting the melted wax into to the pool/ oasisies displayed as holes in the tools. We then drew with the tganting tools our designs inspired by signs in the work place. I drew a warning sign in wax then using the brushy inks I did alternates to the actual sign the back ground was red and the sign was white! The idea behind it is the wax doesn't absorb the ink leaving the space under the wax the same colour, layers can be applied to keep the previous colour. Once the wax has cooled it need to ironed of to stop the wax from chipping and marking, the art work is place between two sheets of news print and the wax is me,ted and absorbed by the newsprint. Once all the wax has been removed the peace is left to cool/dry.
