Batik Print And History Of Its Origin Art

Description:Batik print is one of the most popular print/design of dress/ dress material in the
country. You can know all about batik print dress material in this blog.

What is batik?

Batik is one of the major folk arts of India. It is a very ancient art of textile printing and even
today it is very popular not only in India but all over the world including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
China, Iran, The Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand. The Heer technique of Saurashtra related to
this is famous.
Batik print is one such print which remains in great demand. And people like to wear and buy it
a lot. This is an art related to our history.

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What is used in batik Print?

In the process of batik print material, a picture of is first made on the cloth. After this, the cloth
is immersed in the colour by applying wax on the places which are to be kept without
colour.Wherever the wax is applied, the colour does not rise, but in the broken cracks of the
wax, the colour creates cracks of beautiful abstract shapes of geometry.

How to do batik print?

Hot and molten wax is used for durable dyeing in batik printdress material . In this, lines or
dots are drawn at places where you want to avoid spreading the colour on the garment. Wax is
applied with a brush or pen, usually with a spouting tool called tangenting/canting. A stiff brush
is used for larger and wider patterns. There is also another drawing technique, in which stamps
are used in places,where the patterns of the dresses are comprehensive and very effortless;
patterns need to be drawn on both sides of the fabric. The cloth is first washed and then beaten
with a mallet. After the pattern is drawn, the fabrics are dyed the preferred colour.The wax on
the clothing is then removed with hot water. After the resistance is removed, the original
colour of the garment is reversed to the dyed, coloured area. Since the wax resists colour, the
final stage of the garment is a beautiful fabric with creative and intricate patterns.
How did Batik art originate?

History of the origin of batik art

There is a lot of difference of opinion in this regard. The oldest specimens have been found in
the Indonesian island of Java, which date back to the twelfth century. Countries of the Middle
East, Egypt, Turkey, China, Japan and West Africa have also found specimens of ancient batik
art, but they are not as artistic as Indian and Indonesian textiles. India has been famous for its
artistic printing on textiles since time immemorial. Here batik art was at its zenith when it had
not even started in Europe and other countries. Due to the lack of proper patronage during the
reign of the Mughals and the British, this art gradually began to disappear, but after
independence, after getting proper prot
protection
ection and encouragement by the government, this art
started to flourish again. In South India, work has been done in the Shilp village Cholamandal
near Chennai, and both the provinces of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are rich in this art, but
the main difference
ence between these two styles is that the batik of Bengal Alpana-like
Alpana figures are
predominant in art, but in South India, more preference is given to figures of gods and
goddesses and dance postures.

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