Painting and Drawing on Silk Chiffon

I’ve  started experimenting on silk chiffon.  Wow- what a great fabric. Soft, strong, and it takes the dye great.   I started the underdrawing with my silk dyes, dried out so the lines would stay, and also used magic sizing on the chiffon.  

Here the dyes are drying a bit- when the water evaporates almost all the way it works great for delicate lines and brushwork.

The drawing worked wonderfully on the magic-sizing prepped chiffon. After steam setting the drawing, I painted it as well, again with the silk dyes and magic sizing.   The chiffon works great- the colors spring out vivid, and the details very sharp.   

And the transparency- it fascinates me.  I love the chiffon with just the drawing, and then again with the painting effect. 

I’m linking up to Nina-Marie Sayre’s Off the Wall Friday– check it out!