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Beginner's Guide to Silk Painting by Mandy Southan is perfect for the complete beginner but is also ideal for those who want to learn new techniques! It is difficult to describe what is is that makes painting on silk so fascinating and compulsive. It has a magical quality which attracts people and they usually love if from the first time they try it. It is a relaxing and absorbing process, making it the perfect foil for the stress of modern life. It's easy, it's exciting and it's fun!

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Beginner's Guide to Silk Painting Author: Mandy Southan Pages: 64 Page size: 8 1/2" x 11" Publisher: Search Press Cover: Soft Item Code: 4Q0146 Weight: 0.6lb Sold Out, No Longer Available at Soft Expressions NOTE: See Related Books & Supplies Below

Back Cover Information Learn how to color soft, lustrous silk with dyes and paints; add highlights, texture and tone to abstract designs or paint beautiful pictures. With just the touch of a brush, you can create luminous washes, vibrant flowers or exotic fruit. Add gold outline, gutta, wax or salt to your palette to produce bold patterns of color, striking atmospheric effects or colorful impressionistic landscapes. Twelve innovative step-by-step projects illustrate clearly Mandy Southan's fresh and original approach to silk painting. About the Author Mandy Southan grew up in Surrey, England and studied textile design at Ravensbourne College of Art. After working in a textile studio in London and as a freelance designer, she set up her own studio. She worked for a number of years with her husband, Ian, producing hand printed and painted fabrics. She now spends her time painting on silk and in watercolor and teaching individuals and small groups. She specializes in the use of color and finds inspiration living by the sea and in travelling; she is drawn to the Mediterranean where many of her paintings are done. She also loves flowers and is currently working on large floral silk panels for home and business interiors. Mandy is founder and president of the Guild of Silk Painters and lives in Hastings with her husband and three children. Table of Contents   Introduction 6 Basic Materials 8 Using Color 12 Color Mixing - Color Wheel 14 Sunflower Scarf - Painting on Damp Silk 18 Mandarin Cushion - Painting on Dry Silk 22 Textured Effects - Using Salt 24 Using Resists 26 Iris Picture - Using Gutta 28 Fossil Scarf - Using Outliner 32 Autumn Leaves - Using Gutta with a Blended Wash 36 Sea Spray Scarf - Using Wax 38 Kingfisher Cushion - Using Wax 42 Moving On 46 Velvet Cushion - Using Discharge Paste 48 Striped Scarf - Using Diffusing Medium 50 Exotic Orchid Wallhanging - Using Dye-Tinted Gutta 52 Greek Mountain Landscape - Using Salt Solution 54 Flower and Grape Panel - Using Anti-Spread 56 Finishing Off - Adding Detail 57 Glossary 58 Common Mistakes 63 Index 64

Instruction Page Exotic Orchid Wallhanging Velvet Cushion

Fossil Scarf and Iris Picture

Using Resists and Color Mixing

Sunflower Scarf and Mandarin Cushion

Tools