Batik stamping is a popular process of putting motifs on a piece of cloth other than hand drawn batik. It requires media tools like stamp made of copper or brass, stamped and pressed onto the fabric. It is more affordable than the hand drawn batik. It does require precision and skills to do the batik stamping. Few workers are working diligently at a batik work shop in an East Coast village. It is a wooden shop with simple roofing, yet some of the best batiks are produced here (the ready batiks are hung). The lady could be a customer choosing, contemplating what to buy, or could be the boss / supervisor checking the quality of the batiks produced by the workers. This artwork is one of Ismail's finest watercolour pieces. Ismail Mat Hussin was adept with watercolours which he learnt from school teacher Nik Mahmood from 1954 to 1955 and later Khalil Ibrahim although he is better known for his batiks. He was also a musician, with a Grade V music certificate in violin from the Royal School of Music (London) and worked parttime as a musician at Radio Televisyen Malaysia Kota Bharu. He became a graphic designer cum illustrator for Syarikat Percetakan Dian in Kota Bharu, from 1979 to 1991. He was a member of the Angkatan Pelukis SeMalaysia as well as the Persatuan Senilukis Kelantan (Peseni).