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The Artist’s Guide to Gutta and Wax Resist Techniques – Book Review

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This week’s Book Review:

The Artist’s Guide to Gutta and Wax Resist Techniques

 Guide to Gutta and Wax Resist Techniques
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This is one of those books that you simply must have in your Studio if you’re serious about learning how to paint on silk. Susan Louise Moyer is a legend and a lovely lady who shows so many techniques your head will be spinning :-)

And that’s a GOOD thing! Techniques included in the book are gutta, wax, alcohol and salt.

Here’s my Book Review as a video:

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Inspirational Silk Painting from Nature – Book Review

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Inspirational Silk Painting from Nature – Today’s Book Review

Inspirational Silk Painting from Nature - Book Review by Teena HughesRenate Henge wrote “Inspirational Silk Painting from Nature” in German in 1988, and it was soon translated into English to become a well-known book for all budding silk artists.

Renate takes us on a journey and talks about finding the inspiration for our painting everywhere we look, and especially in nature. Liberal uses of water on silk paintings can turn them from stark shapes to suggestions of mountains, forests, lakes and more. Creating rain drops on a landscape can be easily achieved using several different techniques.

But be prepared to go with the flow – experiementing with silk painting can bring unexpected results, and so it’s important to have an open mind to allow the possibilities to take shape and form. Another great point made is that it’s absolutely possible to put a silk painting aside and come back to it later to add more dyes, water, other elements to enhance the original painting.

Summary: Inspirational Silk Painting from Nature

Some of the photos are obviously quite old in this 25 year old book, but the concepts and the techniques are still very much in use today. It’s a great little book and one worthy of being in your silk painting library. It might be a bit hard to find, but I did locate a few copies on Amazon:
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Cheers,
Teena