TABLE COVER
This design, page [89], (21 x 25 inches) consists of two conventional dogs adapted from the Chinese. The well-chosen colors are yellow and orange, with accents of black. The border decoration was painted in light green. Large and small spots suggest the use of the tjanting. The darkest values are reseda green.
BATIK DETAIL FROM BLOUSE
The fabric was first dyed yellow. The dogs and spacing of borders were drawn in fine wax outlines. The dogs were painted orange, with small shapes of black for accents, and covered with wax. The material was then dipped in green dye, rinsed and dried.
The decoration for the border was drawn in wax, and the background for the dogs was also waxed.
In developing a pattern where so much drawing is needed, pains should be taken to retain the original outlines of the drawing. If the design is too much obscured after successive dippings, the drawing should again be transferred. The outline for the dogs and spacings for borders were saved by waxing. The green decoration on the border was not painted until after two dippings.
The crackle, tying the whole decoration, is even and adds beauty to the design.
The beauty of this batik lies in its fitness, its variety of line, its pleasing space relations and its good color scheme.