Learn How To Do Encaustic Photo Transfer
I’ve taken five encaustic workshops with Andrea Bird and, in each class, there is always someone who hasn’t learned this technique. Everyone has the same wonderful reaction as the paper …
Photo Encaustic Techniques
Encaustic and Photography for artists
There are three primary photo encaustic methods used for incorporating photography with encaustic.
- Photo Encaustic: In photo encaustic, photos are printed on paper and then the paper is secured to a substrate creating a paper ground. The artist will work with encaustic on top of the photo.
- Photo Transfer: The photo transfer can be a full-size image or it can be a small element added to the composition. The image is digitally reversed before printing. The printed image is burnished onto a smooth wax surface, a process that transfers the ink of the image to the wax. The artist will continue to work with encaustic on top of the transfer.
- Photo Collage: In encaustic photo collage an artist will employ a variety of papers and methods to incorporate photographic images with encaustic.
Learn more about photo encaustic techniques with Encaustic in these artist tutorials
