ENCAUSTIC WORKSHOP Artistic Techniques for Working With Wax

Encaustic (wax) painting is a relatively simple process that produces highly impressive results. In Encaustic Workshop, you will be introduced to encaustic painting through its history, tools and supplies needed and thirty-five techniques for delving into this layered medium. Learn how to mix in pigments, incorporate additives, layer in papers and fibers, add foil, photos and carving, plus incorporate non-traditional methods including using carved stamps, various inks, glue, watercolor and more. Step-by-step instructions and numerous photos provide plenty of inspiration for this unique art.

Paperback with flaps, 250 colour illustrations. In this work, the reader is introduced to encaustic painting, the tools and supplies needed and over 25 step-by-step techniques for delving into this layered medium. This work also covers adding pigments to colour the wax, layering in collage papers and fibers, adding foils, photos and carving, as well as methods that break the traditional rules, such as using carved stamps, alcohol inks, glue, watercolours, and even rub-ons to create varied works. A final chapter features complete projects that show the reader, step-by-step, how to combine techniques to create a more complex finished work. Gallery pieces sprinkled throughout the book offer up additional inspiration.