This account exists in multiple parts:
• Volume 1: Explanation of the Project
• Volume 2: The Frames and the Four Factors
• Volume 3: Starting the Batik Process
• Volume 4: Color Planning Gets More Complex
• Volume 5: It's Time to Die! ...ahem... I Mean Dye.
• Volume 6: These Incredible Artists
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The second layer of wax can be tricky to conceptualize. For the first layer of dye, paler colors were intentionally selected. Just as the first layer of wax kept white fabric white, this second layer of wax would keep colors exactly as they currently appear. Additional dye would be applied later.

This second layer of wax and dye could create a subtle effect, using similar shades of dye, or a dramatic effect with drastically different shades of dye. Either goal takes some careful planning with the wax.

This project is ready for the second layer of dye. The band across the insect's midsection will remain light brown after the wax is removed. The swirls and dots in the background will remain these shades of brown and green.

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