Nyoman Warta Batik Class

A friend recommended this batik class, and booking through WhatsApp was quick and easy. Our instructor was so welcoming, friendly, and full of great chats. There were three different ways to do the class (freehand, tracing a template, or just painting a pre-waxed design). We chose the template option, traced our design, and moved to the waxing station. Using the canting tool is trickier than it looks, but the instructor was patient and took the time to teach us. As we worked he shared stories about the history of batik. During the painting phase, he gave us advice on colour selection and helping us see how the final piece would look. The whole 2hour workshop was so much fun. Though the venue could be a little tidier, it didn't take away from our experience at all. We learned a lot, had a great time, and ended up with gorgeous batik art to take home!

Highly recommend this if you are in Ubud. I was there for over 3 hours and really enjoyed the whole process, there is no time limit, Nyoman even said I could come back and finish it another day if I wanted. Nyoman and his son were really friendly and helpful. I was there alone for most of the class and it was a really peaceful, meditative process.

This batik class was a nice way to spend a couple hours. Wayan and his family are sweet and funny. If you are a perfectionist with minimal drawing skills pick an easy premade design.

Loved my batik class! My teacher was great, and his mom was such a lovely lady. I really enjoyed the atmosphere — being in a real local home where people were going about their daily life, like preparing the offerings. He offers different options for the class. He explained that I could choose between three styles, and I picked the easy one 😄 — just coloring. I knew I would finish faster, but if you choose the other options, like doing the wax process, it takes longer. He was very clear that you pay for the experience of making the batik you choose — the time depends on that. For me, the coloring option took about two hours. I love my gecko! 🦎

Great experience for whole family. Many choices: 1) blank canvas, unique original 2) choose from many artworks to trace onto canvas 3) choose an already waxed canvas and color only He is very patient and explains very well what to do. Expect 2-3 hours, but could be shorter or longer depending how artistic you choose to be. It was a very easy relaxing class. Bring water. You will work in the shade for the waxing, but paint in the sun because the sun helps with the paint coloring. If you plan to do this early in your trip he may offer to be your driver as well. WhatsApp is best way to contact him.

Highly recommend! Our teacher was patient, knowledgeable, and friendly. We took about three hours to do our pieces and appreciated the process-orientation of the instruction. This was a perfect, relaxing, unhurried way to spend a rainy morning. We coordinated last minute and they were quick to respond.

I can highly recommend this experience as was such fun and got to go home with my first batik Nyoman was an excellent teacher and you can choose to do the painting only which last about 1 hour. - priced accordingly or participate in the entire procoss from start to finish which lasts about 3 hours and is priced accordingly also which I m going to come back and do tomorrow A definite 5 star rating