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Encaustic Techniques
These pages are the original techniques sections that show some of the approaches to encaustic art, here mostly as a hobby art form.

Printable overview of a simple landscape showing the wax & iron process
Key:

iron

stylus

stamps

iron as
hotplate

hotair work
Take a very quick look if you haven't already!
Get it all in mini-animated clips - A VISUAL EXPLANATION
Advice on what you need & How to begin Encaustic art safely
Easy approaches to the Basics of Abstract and Pattern Ideal for any skill level.
Compiling simple landscapes Use the four main effects of smoothing, lifting, edge work and point / tip of the iron to compile wonderful landscapes. Ideal for anyone.
Developing landscape a bit... carrying on from the module above. Create and paint magical "mindscapes" that just emerge. Its an intriguing and often mystical voyage.
Combining Encaustic with rubber stamps or other graphic images
Can't draw? Then a rubber stamp reproduces a graphic image easily. Ideal for any skill level.
A bit more on stamps with wax some basics of using stamped images with wax
Using stamps directly in the molten wax with the upturned iron or hotplate
Working Encaustic on Fabrics Printing encaustic artwork onto fabric
Working with the Stylus for details A low-heat tool enabling careful control of the wax, much like a pen. It is good for blending and enables greater control for draing and graphical input
Blowing wax with Hot Air Wax can be melted by any heat source, so hot air is a great way of affecting the wax colours without direct contact. Some hair dryers & hot air paint strippers are great for this, but be warned, they can get dangerously hot!!!
Fantasy & Imaginative Vision In creative work you move into the unknown. Chaos and abstract are both places allowing creativity opportunity to manifest. Choose an "approach" for your work/method then allow your mind to open to what emerges as you proceed
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