PERANCANGAN BUKU ILUSTRASI “BATIK WARISAN BUDAYA NUSANTARA” EDISI “BATIK SOLO, SURAKARTA” SEBAGAI MEDIA PENGENALAN BATIK UNTUK ANAK USIA 12-14 TAHUN

Abstract

Batik is a cultural heritage for the nation of Indonesia that has been worldwide. As heirs we are obliged to maintain, care for, preserve and develop batik as the nation's cultural icon. The design of this work aims to introduce a variety of Solo batik style, Surakarta. Batik history and batik making techniques are poured into the book illustration, with the aim to introduce batik in children aged 12-14 years. The idea of the creation of this work is how to introduce the pattern and history of batik and batik making techniques to children in an interesting way in the hope that children can better appreciate batik as the cultural heritage of the archipelago and furthermore can understand the process of making it. This work is an illustrated book. Illustration used is illustration with technique combination between watercolor (manual) with digital layout. This work is expected to play an important role in introducing batik to children in the preservation of batik culture archipelago.