Encaustic art is painting with hot wax! To make these pictures you need some glossy paper, various coloured waxes, and a small electric iron. I suppose the iron does not need to be electric, but it is importent to keep it at a fairly consistent "low heat". |
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Enough to melt to the wax, but no so hot that you set fire to the paper! A travelling type iron with heat control will do, but best are the irons designed for this work. You can buy them in handicraft shops, and via the net too, see the link to encaustic.com on my Links page. | |||
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Anyway, you get the iron hot, melt some coloured wax on it, and apply it to the glossy paper (card really). By moving the iron through and on and off of the wax on the paper you can create very vibrant and vigorous images. It dries almost instantly, and you can then add other colours and patterns. It is best to do all this on a table or bench which is covered with old newspapers to protect from the hot and dripping wax. |
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You will also need lots of kitchen roll to
clean the iron between different colours. Otherwise, the
colours blend into yucky muddy colours! As you can see, you don't even need lots of colours. This image was made using only 1 colour. So, get the gear and have some visual fun...... |
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