{"id":18294,"date":"2014-02-06T06:46:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=18294"},"modified":"2014-02-06T06:46:23","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T14:46:23","slug":"polymer-clay-batik-technique-pct-tutorial-vol-069","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-batik-technique-pct-tutorial-vol-069\/18294\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Batik Technique | PcT Tutorial Vol-069"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Polymer<\/a>6 Videos #479 to #484:<\/span> A new way to batik your clay… with some surprising (household)<\/em> ingredients.
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Batik Fabric is a wonderful type of dyed fabric that is well known in Indonesia. The patterning and crackled backgrounds are created by using a resist (usually wax). Then dye is added. And finally, the wax is removed leaving the original color of the fabric showing where the wax used to be.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have been able to develop a polymer clay technique using Alcohol Inks and regular household ingredients, which mimics the look of batik, almost exactly.<\/span><\/p>\n

The inspiration for this technique came to me through an interesting chain of events. While creating the Polymer Clay Journal Tutorial<\/a> (Vol-068) for you guys, and playing around with a variety of different techniques, I stumbled upon a process that I am pretty sure is the way another polymer clay artist creates her batik technique. Naturally I was intrigued.<\/span><\/p>\n

But…<\/em> not wanting to step on anyone’s toes or to be seen as a me-too-er<\/em>, I decided to challenge myself to come up with a new method for mimicking Batik Fabric on polymer clay… done in a completely different way.<\/span><\/p>\n

After testing out a variety of approaches, supplies, tools and ideas, I believe that I’ve come up with a truly original technique for creating a realistic looking Polymer Clay Batik Technique, unlike any other I have seen in our marketplace. I think you’ll be surprised what you’ll be using to create it too!<\/span><\/p>\n

Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of my Polymer Clay Journals Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, February 7, 2014) in Vol-069 at the Polymer Clay Tutor Library<\/a>.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

BTW, if this Polymer Clay Batik Technique<\/a> tutorial looks exciting to you, please do click that YouTube Like button. Many of you have been giving the Thumbs Up to the weekly YouTube videos, which is great… Thank You!<\/em><\/strong> However, these monthly intro<\/em> clips need some love<\/em> as well. When they don’t get as many likes<\/em>, it makes it look like they are not appreciated as much… which surely can’t be true with all the nice comments you all leave :)<\/span><\/p>\n