Encaustic painting

Mixed-media artist Cathy Nichols provides 10 helpful tips for artists interested in discovering the world of encaustic art!

If you're interested in painting with encaustics this post will help you get started with the right supplies and tools. Check out allthingsencaustic.com for more

How to add fine details to encaustic paintings — Studio Stacy

I decided to embrace the fact that I am a beginner at encaustic. As a beginner, I allowed myself to mess it up, try different techniques, and play!

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Using wood glue and loving the texture and patterns that come out of each unique encaustic piece.

Napkin collage art using encaustic paint. Encaustic collage videos

For my first five years working in encaustic, I took pleasure in making the surface of my paintings smooth and bubble free. I loved the process and the seductive feel of my finished pieces. Eventually though, I needed texture and sculptural elements to tell my story. I had begun a series of paintings showing evidence of time passing and the complexity of accumulated years: walls peeling, layers revealed, rough textures. I experimented by embedding canvas and papers in wax. That worked fairly…

I finished a commissioned piece that will be hung in a beautiful new Aspen, CO home, and thought it might be nice for my client to get a little insight into the process of building up an encaustic painting. My paintings can consist of anywhere between 10-20 layers of wax, and sometimes it's fun to…

Student Gallery of images created by photo encaustic students in either the online class or a studio workshop.

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Discover loads of information relating to various encaustic wax melting processes. Learn about tools, materials, support and recipes or the archived section

Alanna Sparanese | Encaustic Artist

Mixed-media artist Cathy Nichols provides 10 helpful tips for artists interested in discovering the world of encaustic art!

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March 10, 2014 – Encaustic means “to burn.” The ethereal quality of Betsy Eby’s encaustic paintings belies the labor-intensive process of their making—an ancient method