Distressed builders’ scrim of silk painting

To get decorative effects of your personal Chinese brush painting, sometimes we could use builders’ scrim. But by distressing the strips of scrim before they are laid on wet silk this fascinating effect can be created using silk paintings. The scrim has a coating of size which makes it cling to the wet silk during the painting and drying process.

This effect was created in the same way using a combination of distressed builders’ scrim and ‘eyelash’ threads. The scrim overlapped the ends of some of the threads. It helped to hold the thread in place while the painted silk was dried with a hairdryer.

Better understanding all those knowledge will help you understand the Chinese dragon paintings better than before.