What is Batik Canting?

Batik is uniquely South-east Asian product. Batik is made by various means such as block, screen or roller paintings or by manual technique called canting. This group of batik paintings that we're introducing to you are done by the latter method. By this method, a painter can produce unique self expressive forms of batik art pieces through creativity, skill and artistry. Basically, this technique involves drawing outlines of the design on a fabric using liquid wax funneled through a fine nozzle. The design is than coloured with colourful dyes. The paintings can either be displayed directly or framed.This beautiful painting with its golden lines of wax however has to be handled with care. Water should not be splashed on it as it is not water-proofed and it could not be directly exposed to heat as the wax will melt. Alternatively, the painting could be soaked in a chemical then boiled to fasten the colour. The colour will not run after this process. However, we will loose the beautiful golden lines.