A Complete Guide to Silk Painting

November 5, 2009 by Loretta  
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complete guide to silk paintingA Complete Guide to Silk Painting is a book which covers a wide variety of aspects of silk painting. Silk Painting is a wonderful art form that creates a feeling of harmony and relaxation.

The book gives an overview of the history of painting on silk in Europe and Asia. The chapter on silk offers a wide range of information about the discovery of silk, a review of silk materials (including Jacquard silk) plus how to buy and care for silk.

The painting on silk sections provide you with all the information on essential equipment, materials and techniques, such as paints, brushes, stretching the silk, types of frames and preparing the paints. You also learn about the various silk painting effects including color blending, salt techniques and painting with a hairdryer.

A Complete Guide to Silk Painting also gives you tips and ideas for silk designs for lampshades, clothing, greeting cards or jewelry. The book benefits from beautiful illustrations throughout which will catch your eye.

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Stay tuned for some upcoming silk painting tips next week ;) Happy crafting!

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  1. The items that can be made of silk always excite me! It is absolutely one of the most elegant materials and I don’t think there is a single silk garment known to man that i don’t adore. Thank you for your A Complete Guide to Silk Painting : Craft Blog page! It gave a true silk lover the perfect fix!

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