Watercolour Technique (back to top)
Let the colours flow! When painting wet on wet, the colours flow softly into one another and produce gentle waves, as shown above. For this technique, damp the silk with water before painting. Other effects, e.g. margins are obtained when painting on dry silk or on dried colours. A round watercolour brush will hold the maximum amount of paint and also has a point for detailed work. You will find that it is the most useful brush in your collection, with many sizes available in both natural and synthetic fibres. Large sizes will produce a beautiful flat wash and will cover large areas quickly, but for detailed work, choose a much smaller size with a fine point.
Outline Technique (back to top)
Silk painting is quite easy with Marabu Outliners - particularly when it can be applied straight from the tube! The outlines have to be solid, otherwise, the silk paint will flow through. As soon as the outlines are dry, you can start painting the areas. Coloured outliners are washable and dry-cleanable after fixing (with an iron). Colourless outliners can be washed out after the paints are fixed.
Salt Technique (back to top)
Expressive salt effects can be achieved by applying Marabu Effect Salt on the painted, still wet silk - either by scattering or by placing the salt grains precisely, e.g. in circles. The more the silk paint is diluted with water, the more intense the salt effect. Sugar or even table salt can be used for other interesting effects.
Thickener Technique (back to top)
An endless variety of silk designs can be attained with imaginative use of Marabu Thickener. The thickener can be applied neat or mixed with Marabu Silk. With the thickener, the usually liquid paint is suitable for spatula, printing or stencil techniques.