Ann Johnston | Textile Artist /Beyond the Book: Paint & Print with Dye - Lesson 3: Painting Tools
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Beyond the Book: Paint & Print with Dye - Lesson 3: Painting Tools

COURSE | 1 Lesson Ann uses a variety of tools for painting dye on fabric for making fine lines as well as bold marks. You will see how working in layers can create complex patterns. She will discuss an array of painting tools and how to adjust the viscosity of the colors to help make them work for you. She demonstrates painting a silk scarf and compares others with different outcomes. Colors: blacks and grays.
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Lesson 3 includes the following

  • A 67 minute video
  • Handout: Recipes-Steps-Materials (4 pages)
  • Handout: Washing Hand-Dyed Fabric (2 pages)
  • The Lesson Overview (3 pages) with 
    • Suggestions for colors mixed
    • Techniques and types of fabric in each demo
    • Review of the concepts 
    • Dye studio tips 
    • Practice activities related to the lesson 
  • Downloadable PDF of the gallery and captions

Take a look at the gallery below to get an idea of some of the elements in the lesson. 

Gallery

Mixing blacks and grays. Swatches labeled, test strips washed, then paired with unwashed pieces.
Refillable markers, fine tip bottles, and small brushes make hard-edged lines on dry cotton.
Fine tip bottle with thickened black dye on ironed cotton. Drawing on paper is under smooth vinyl.
Blacks and grays applied with rollers; light lines made with clear print paste under the dye.
Black dye painted and stamped, where the dye makes thick blobs, the center is washed out.
Cut rollers make stripes, fine tip bottle makes lines, foam brush makes squares and smooth roller makes speckled stripes on silk broadcloth.
Dry soda-soaked silk organza with three values of gray applied with a roller.
China silk scarf: clear print paste lines, thick dye applied with fine tip bottle, thin dye with dropper and wool knob.
Thick colors applied with multiple pointed bottle, then thin colors poured and spread with gloves.

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