Here are the dried results. I may go over them again with some more dye paint. I didn’t want to overdo the painting until I saw the finished results. You can always add more, but it’s tricky to take away!
This first piece had the dyes painted onto dry fabric. The green is more like grass than water I think. Next time I will try to be less heavy handed with the first layer of dye. The left hand side where there is more white showing through, is more like sparkling water than the other bits and visually more interesting.
This is the second piece painted onto wet fabric. I used the other green as the background here (there were 2 blues and 2 greens) and I think this colour is more watery. The greener green used in small amounts on top, is definitely the way to go. But in both cases there is room for more play.
The third piece was first dyed all over pale brown, given a quick rinse and then left to dry. The darker brown was then painted on top of the dry cloth. As I’d knew I wanted to go for earth or tree bark effect here, I was more generous with the amount of dye applied in the second sitting. This piece is the most successful, but I may have another tweak. I think a third application of an even darker brown would make it more interesting.
