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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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,
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
In this post Amie Brand tests homemade encaustic gesso using the freezer test. When I want to know things I tend to go to the bottom and gather knowledge and
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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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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.
This post was originally written by Victoria Wallace and published on March, 18, 2011. It has been expanded and rewritten by Ruth Maude, January 28, 2025 What is Encaustic Gesso?
