Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper
Special effects
A course by Anabel Torres , Fashion Designer and Textile Artist
About the video: Special effects
Overview
“In this lesson I will explain in a simple way the following tricks and variants with samples to obtain other effects, each point will have a sample: Soak the leaves in dyes and ferrous sulfate, dye on top, touch-ups (application of iron gall ink) and Hapa zome (use of a hammer and board). ”
In this video lesson Anabel Torres addresses the topic: Special effects, which is part of the Domestika online course: Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper. Learn how to transfer textures and colors to create patterns with flowers and plants.
Partial transcription of the video
“SPECIAL EFFECTS For this lesson, we'll be talking about some other resources you can work with as well. The first trick I want you to learn is how to modify the color of the leaf. I have here some eucalyptus leaves, like this one, soaked in water and rose madder. That's the same dye I used for our past lesson. That's the one people use the most in botanical printing, but you can use any natural dye at your disposal, or even a synthetic dye. I have here 15 grams worth of eucalyptus leaves. I weighed them once they were dry. I also added 15 grams of rose madder. If you want, you can leave the...”
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Course summary for: Botanical Printing on Fabric and Paper
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Category
Craft -
Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fashion Design, Textile Design, Textile Dyeing, Textile Printing
Anabel Torres
A course by Anabel Torres
Anabel Torres has specialized in the dyeing of textiles using natural processes for over seven years, and through her brand Antesis, she designs and sells sustainably dyed items using natural pigments, as well as giving textile art workshops in Mexico City.
Her focus lies in studying and experimenting with colors that can be easily retrieved from the world around us—such as indigo, achiote, or cochineal—and is inspired by the textures that can be found in nature.
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