Encaustic Underpainting using a Stay-Wet Palette
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, […]
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Create A Cracked & Weathered Surface With Pit Lime And Marble Dust
Fresco Painting During the High Renaissance Raphael, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci made some of the most famous frescoes in the world. Michelangelo’s hugely ambitious Sistine Chapel Ceiling, 1508-12, featured
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How to Make and Pigment Encaustic Gesso
Encaustic Gesso is typically used to prime your substrate so that you are beginning with a white ground. But, encaustic gesso doesn’t have to be white. In this post, you’ll
Testing Suitable Encaustic Grounds using the Freezer Test
When I want to know things I tend to go to the bottom and gather knowledge and experience from different sources. Then I try out the facts/statements in my own
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Yes, you can use Chalk Paint in place of Encaustic Gesso
Chalk & Milk Paint as a stable underpainting for encaustic art So many of us are familiar with acrylic-based mixed media art. YouTube videos have walked us through thousands of
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Venetian Plaster an Alternative to Encaustic Gesso
Last month Georgia Ferrell shared a post about her experiments with Venetian Plaster on Jute and Burlap for encaustic surfaces. In this post, Dianne Jean Erickson demonstrates how to use Venetian Plaster as an alternative to Encaustic Gesso when preparing a panel substrate.
Experimenting with Plaster on Jute & Burlap
Years ago I purchased some oil sticks to play with, not having any idea that they would lead me here, to share my encaustic experimentation with you. Searching for information about
Why use encaustic gesso to prepare a substrate?
A fairly new product to the commercial art world is Encaustic gesso. A very good one, made by R & F Paints, allows us to: Why can’t I use acrylic
