Learn the safe working temperature for encaustic painting. Avoid fumes, colour changes and fire by keeping your wax below 200°F (93°C).
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How to Choose the Best Substrate for Encaustic Painting The surface you choose can make or, quite literally, break your encaustic painting. While it may be tempting to use a
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Start a sketchbook as a tool for exploration and growth, helping you experiment with mark-making and develop your visual vocabulary.
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Painting intuitively is creating art led by inner guidance and intentional choices rather than reacting impulsively without active thought.
When fusing, air bubbles from the substrate rise up through the wax and cause tiny pinholes on the surface of the encaustic painting. Air bubbles are a common challenge, but they
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How to Create Stunning Suminagashi Patterns on Paper Suminagashi, which translates to “floating ink,” is an ancient Japanese marbling technique that creates mesmerizing patterns on paper by floating sumi ink
This post walks you through everything you need to create collage papers with a Gelli Arts Printing Plate using acrylic-free encaustic-compatible products. Disclosure: Gelli Arts sent me a plate to
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What is Encaustic Underpainting? In art, an underpainting is a foundational layer of paint applied to a ground. When working in layers an underpainting serves as a base for the final painting,
