Hot wax painting: Encaustic Art Stylus
There are many different tools used in hot wax encaustic painting. Of all my heat tools, I find I use my small encaustic irons and encaustic art stylus tools, the …
Iron Wax Painting
Iron wax painting is done with an encaustic iron or stylus. In this style of encaustic painting, pigmented wax blocks are melted directly on the iron or stylus nibs and applied directly to the card or paper. No additional fusing is required.
Iron wax painting demo
The encaustic iron and stylus can also be used with traditional encaustic painting.
Using the Encaustic Iron with Heat-Resistant Sponges
If you’re not sure how to use the heat-resistant sponges and scrapies with the encaustic iron: here’s a free tutorial with lots of pictures. This slideshow demonstrates various sponge painting …
