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The Crackle Effect To achieve the traditional batik crackle, remove the wax-laden fabric from your stretching frame after the last application of wax and paint. Crunch the fabric up with your hands as much or as little as you want. Lay it out flat on your work surface, then paint over the entire surface with a thin or medium-body dark-colored textile paint that has been thinned with water. (You can also use india ink, acrylic inks, or artist acrylic paints that have been thinned with textile medium for this step.) Some artists get great results by putting the finished piece in the freezer before crunching. This gives it a stronger crackle, as the frozen, hard wax tends to crack with sharper lines.
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