Batik Workshop 2008

First Batik (2006)

CFA students created the longest batik
1m x 300 meters which was hung as ceiling deco at Ballroom Hall of Shangrila Hotel, Penang -1998
　

Conducted by
Dr. Yuen Chee Ling
Director, Conservatory of Fine Arts
Author of Batik as Painting, published by Conservatory of of Fine Arts & University of Europe Asia Inc. 2007

Duration:

20 hours  ( 6 sessions x 3+ hrs)

Fee: RM 1, 000

(Not inclusive of materials fee (about RM 200) materials- white cotton cloth, wax, dye stuffs, tjanting, wax pan, 1 wooden frame & fixer)

Course Description:

This course introduced both the traditional techniques and modern approaches in batik making. Study of the traditional design motifs and the concept of basic design is necessary as the basic for students so as to guide them to create their own design with the techniques they have learnt from the a master.

Batik art as a fine art subject was introduced by Dr.Yuen Chee Ling, the Director of Conservatory of Fine Art since1987. Dr. Yuen Chee Ling, a prolific painter specialized in oil and batik, served as head of art departmentsecondary schools in the 70s.  In 1980s , she traveled to all the batik centers in Malaysia, Indonesia, Phillipines, Northern Thailand to research on traditional motifs and natural dyes. She has been invited as speaker/ lecturer for batik workshops and seminars by the Cultural Foundation Center at Abu Dhabi, Alliance Francaise-Penang, Capital Normal University, Beijing,  Dague Arts Center, Korea and most recently @ Padma Arts , Hongkong

Course outlines

1. Batik Art – an overview

1.1 Materials, tools, equipments and techniques

1.2 Experiments with tainting and waxing.

2. Traditional Batik techniques

2.1 Preparation of a sketch

2.2 Waxing by using the tainting, outline method with wax

2.3. Coloring- process of coloring 

2.4 Making of batik scalp /handkerchief

3 Discussion on the various motif and design for table cloth

3.1 Making of table cloth, step by step

3.2 How to fix the colour with colour  fixing agent

4. Experiment with modern techniques

4.1   T shirt and design for textile

5.. Special effect -crackled effect

5.1 Direct painting on batik

6.. Create a batik painting using combined method.

6.1Discussion – problems and remedies.