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Year 10 - Art and design

Wax Batik

Textile Design

Unit Summary

This is a teacher led unit which introduces to pupils to the skills within their endorsements. Through a series of workshop activities, students experiment with a range of materials and techniques. They develop a range of studies exploring mark making media, print and mixed media.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to create a batik design by applying wax, adding dye, and drawing in details inspired by nature.

Key Notes

  • Batik has deep cultural roots, and artists use batik to honour and preserve these traditional techniques and motifs.
  • The dyeing process in batik produces rich, vibrant colours that can be layered and blended.
  • Wax is applied to fabric before dyeing, preventing dye from reaching certain areas and creating patterns.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • resist: a method of blocking dye from certain areas of fabric.
  • dye: a substance used to colour materials.
  • wax: used in batik as a resist to create patterns.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • You don't have to iron off the wax after dyeing.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Batik has deep cultural roots, and artists use batik to honour and preserve these traditional techniques and motifs. The dyeing process in batik produces rich, vibrant colours that can be layered and blended.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'resist'

a method of blocking dye from certain areas of fabric.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: You don't have to iron off the wax after dyeing. Correction: If you don't iron off the wax after dyeing, the fabric will look unfinished and waxy.

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