Basic Instructions for Painting
The information below contain very detailed guides to specific
painting effects. This topic provides information on basic painting
techniques and some hints about how to do the hard things, such as
backgrounds.
Materials
- Cotton buds
- Disposable gloves or a good barrier cream
- Eye-dropper
- Gutta pen filled with the gutta
- Jars with lids, for paints, and a big one without, for water
- Paint brushes, a selection of sizes, preferably one for each colour
- Rags or tissues or paper towels
- Silk on a frame,
- Silk paints, in a selection of colours including at least the three
primary colours and
black or dark brown.
- Silk scraps, or a test piece stretched on a small frame
- Small funnel
- Water
Note: If you are using powder dyes you will need the other ingredients
which go with them, such as lyogen and acetic acid.
Optional:
- Ethyl rubbing alcohol or methylated spirits, if you wish to mix alcohol
with the water
used to dilute your paints
- One or two foam brushes
- Old shirt or clothes
- Pencil and paper
- Silk on a frame to use a colour chart
- Sprayer
- Talcum powder, if you are using gloves.
Protection
Put on thin disposable gloves or a good barrier cream to protect your
hands from paint. If the gloves are hard to get on, put a little talcum
powder in them first. Protect your clothes from paint stains, either by
wearing old clothes or an old shirt over your clothes.
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