#18: The Colourful 1000-Year Old Art of BATIK! (Penang, Malaysia)

If you're looking for things to do in Penang, Malaysia, we discovered an amazing local textile art - batik! Recognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, batik is a wax-resist dyeing/painting technique that allows selective coloring, which has been practiced in Indonesia (where it appears to have originated), Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia for centuries. You use wax to cordon off areas to leave blank, and then you can apply a water-based dye/do watercolor painting to colour in the rest of the piece. We visited Rozana's Batik in Penang, Malaysia, which is in George Town not far from Kimberley Street or the Chowrasta Market (see episode 17). It's definitely worth a try when you travel to Malaysia!
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[@jeniharris6493]

Rozanna is an absolutely FANTASTIC teacher!

[@TattleInc]

She is a great teacher. We had lots of fun filming with her. 😆

[@athrunabc]

Viktor is actually quite good at drawing. I would like to try wax art next time visiting Penang. Nice video!

[@sherwinkwan1758]

You really have to admire Rozana's dedication to her craft

[@lokman02naza17]

I see my country in title, I click :D

[@TattleInc]

Thanks, hope you enjoyed it! We have actually been releasing weekly Malaysia videos for the last few months, you can find them all on our playlist

[@blubberoffat]

looks super cool to do!

[@TattleInc]

What's the first place you'll travel to after we're past this pandemic?

[@azuremirage14]

Japan!

[@selinajiang7117]

This art is amazing, really wanna try out even tho my drawing is not good lol

[@selinajiang7117]

wow I was really surprised by victor's drawing

[@moandymo]

Hmmm yeah, so did viktor kept his work or left it there for display?

[@azuremirage14]

So what happened to Viktor's design afterwards?

[@aininahasnul]

you can keep them!

[@noobytiktok3197]

Hello, Malaysia is claim culture

[@ringgofarel4972]

because they have not culture!!!