Ruth Maude, Author at All Things Encaustic

How To Do An Encaustic Pour For Outstanding Results

By Ruth Maude / July 12, 2022 July 12, 2022

In the last post, I talked about the best way to paint a smooth encaustic surface. In this post, I’ll introduce you to an alternative way to achieve a glossy smooth encaustic painting surface—the pour method. This method works exceptionally well for photo encaustic. Supplies By purchasing products through the following Amazon affiliate links, you support this website. Painting substrate …

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How to achieve a Smooth Encaustic Surface

The Best Way To Paint A Smooth Encaustic Surface

By Ruth Maude / June 24, 2022 July 12, 2022

A perfectly smooth surface is the hardest to achieve in encaustic painting. When fusing, air bubbles from the substrate rise up through the wax and cause tiny pinholes on the surface of the encaustic painting. Getting rid of those pesky little pinholes, without causing more, is the challenge we face. Fusing to achieve a smooth encaustic surface is a skill …

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How To Use Sumi Rice Paper For Photo Encaustic

By Ruth Maude / June 3, 2022 June 15, 2022

What is Sumi Rice Paper? The term rice paper is really a misnomer, the paper has nothing to do with rice. It would be more accurate to call it Calligraphy or Sumi Paper. Traditionally used to practice calligraphy lettering and sumi-e painting strokes, this is a lightweight, thin yet durable paper. I buy Sumi Rice Paper by the roll and cut …

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How to Create Encaustic Vessels with Creative Paperclay

By Ruth Maude / May 21, 2022 June 1, 2022

There are several ways to create encaustic vessels and sculptural bowls, this tutorial will walk you through the easy Creative Paperclay method. What’s so terrific about Creative Paperclay is that it isn’t messy. What is Creative Paperclay? Creative Paperclay product is not the same as paper clay used in ceramics. Paper clay usually refers to a mix of pottery clay …

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Comparing Irons for Encaustic Painting

By Ruth Maude / November 10, 2021 June 10, 2022

The iron is a valuable fusing tool for encaustic painting. The iron is the tool of choice to get a smooth flat wax surface and it works well for fusing over stencils. I’m not talking here about a regular household steam iron, for encaustic painting choose an iron without holes. In this post, I’ll compare the Encaustic Art Iron and …

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Printing Larger images on multiple sheets of paper

How to print a large image onto multiple pages

By Ruth Maude / June 12, 2021 February 12, 2022

Larger Photo Encaustic Image Printing Tips Unless you have a large format printer, you may be limiting photo transfers to 8 1⁄2 x 11-inch paper. Here are a couple of easy options to print one image across multiple sheets. Choose the method below that works best for you and then you can piece your image together for a larger photo …

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Artist Conversation with Andrea Bird

By Ruth Maude / May 23, 2021 July 11, 2022

This artist conversation features encaustic painter, mixed-media artist and instructor Andrea Bird. A personal note…It was Andrea Bird who first introduced me to encaustic painting. I have taken many workshops with her from 2005 – 2018. Much of what I share on the All Things Encaustic Blog, I first learned from Andrea. By way of introduction…Andrea and her artist husband …

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An Easier Encaustic Photo Transfer: The Parchment Paper Method

By Ruth Maude / April 5, 2021 April 7, 2021

You’re going to wonder why you’ve been doing photo transfer the hard way! The parchment paper photo transfer method means less burnishing and there’s no paper to dissolve so less chance of rubbing too hard and ruining your transfer. How to do a Parchment Paper Encaustic Transfer You’ll want to use a toner-based laser printer. Before you begin, prepare your …

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