Batik trip!

We visited a batik factory near Ampang. It really brought back some memories because when I was small I did batik in school and also the art learning centre last time. We rode on the bus with the seniors and lecturer to the destination.

A short briefing about batik and ways to use and steps to make a good batik was given right after we reached there. Then, me and my group members chose a spot at the corner to work together. We started with drawing outlines using pencils on the fabrics. It was very hard because the graphite is hardly to be seen on the fabric.



After drawing the outlines, the guiders there showed us how to use the batik pen to create a layer of wax on the fabric following the outlines. The batik pen was filled with hot wax so we were very careful when working with it. Song was very unlucky because he accidentally spilled the wax on his fabric :/ but overall it still look okay, it's just not perfect. Well, accidents happen and nobody is perfect.



After that, we began to put colour on our fabric. There are tons of colour there. We were told to mix our own gradient and colour by mixing different colour or adding water.

I added more brown to my mask because I want it to look more of an earth style mask. The workers there helped us on the background. They all have fantastic skill on mixing the colour and making the effect.

The outcomes of my group's batik art work!

Jasper's

Song's

Desmond's

Suksian's

Lastly, mine!

After a week, we received all our batik from the factory. We then present it in class to Ms Lisa. With Desmond's great talking skill, Song's accident on his batik was saved hahahhaha xD

Other groups' amazing work :D

I've improved my batik painting skill. This is because when I was small, my batik art works do not have any gradient. I've learnt how to create gradient. Besides, I also learnt about teamwork and helping each other. Being able to understand your teammate is very important in order to make things go smoothly.