Tempera Batik Painting on Paper

Tempera Batik Painting on Paper 1

Tempera Batik is a style of painting that was developed to resemble true batik, without the use of fabric, wax or dyes. It is achieved by the following steps:

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The artist creates a line drawing on colored paper, with a permanent black marker pen.

“This is a process oriented style of painting that can bring truly wonderful, interesting, and more importantly, unexpected results! I enjoy the contrast between the realism and the abstraction found in each piece. I also love the vibrancy of color achieved by using tempera paint in conjunction with India ink.”

Tempera Batik Painting on Paper 2

Tempera Batik is a style of painting that was developed to resemble true batik, without the use of fabric, wax or dyes. It is achieved by the following steps:

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The entire painting is painted with several layers of tempera paint, without painting over the marker pen lines. The painting is allowed to dry thoroughly.

“This is a process oriented style of painting that can bring truly wonderful, interesting, and more importantly, unexpected results! I enjoy the contrast between the realism and the abstraction found in each piece. I also love the vibrancy of color achieved by using tempera paint in conjunction with India ink.”

Tempera Batik Painting on Paper 3A

Tempera Batik is a style of painting that was developed to resemble true batik, without the use of fabric, wax or dyes. It is achieved by the following steps:

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The entire painting is painted with “waterproof” India drawing ink, and the painting is allowed to dry thoroughly.

“This is a process oriented style of painting that can bring truly wonderful, interesting, and more importantly, unexpected results! I enjoy the contrast between the realism and the abstraction found in each piece. I also love the vibrancy of color achieved by using tempera paint in conjunction with India ink.”

Tempera Batik Painting on Paper 3B

Tempera Batik is a style of painting that was developed to resemble true batik, without the use of fabric, wax or dyes. It is achieved by the following steps:

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The entire painting is painted with “waterproof” India drawing ink, and the painting is allowed to dry thoroughly.

“This is a process oriented style of painting that can bring truly wonderful, interesting, and more importantly, unexpected results! I enjoy the contrast between the realism and the abstraction found in each piece. I also love the vibrancy of color achieved by using tempera paint in conjunction with India ink.”

Tempera Batik Painting on Paper 4

Tempera Batik is a style of painting that was developed to resemble true batik, without the use of fabric, wax or dyes. It is achieved by the following steps:

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The ink is rinsed off carefully, some of the paint will rinse off too. The artist must take care to control the rinsing process. The painting is then allowed to drain completely, and is then moved onto newspaper. The painting is allowed to dry overnight.

“This is a process oriented style of painting that can bring truly wonderful, interesting, and more importantly, unexpected results! I enjoy the contrast between the realism and the abstraction found in each piece. I also love the vibrancy of color achieved by using tempera paint in conjunction with India ink.”

Tempera Batik Painting on Paper 5

Tempera Batik is a style of painting that was developed to resemble true batik, without the use of fabric, wax or dyes. It is achieved by the following steps:

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The painting is then mounted onto foam core board for stability.

“This is a process oriented style of painting that can bring truly wonderful, interesting, and more importantly, unexpected results! I enjoy the contrast between the realism and the abstraction found in each piece. I also love the vibrancy of color achieved by using tempera paint in conjunction with India ink.”

Tempera Batik Painting on Paper 6

Tempera Batik is a style of painting that was developed to resemble true batik, without the use of fabric, wax or dyes. It is achieved by the following steps:

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The artist examines the painting and areas of interest are finely repainted for depth, clarity, and detail, as per the artist’s desire. (The artist can work back into the painting as much or as little as required or desired to achieve the final result).

“This is a process oriented style of painting that can bring truly wonderful, interesting, and more importantly, unexpected results! I enjoy the contrast between the realism and the abstraction found in each piece. I also love the vibrancy of color achieved by using tempera paint in conjunction with India ink.”