Hochanda has a new branded home on Freeview Channel 85 from October 1st 2016. And we at Encaustic Art are Die-ing for our shows – no, not becoming dead, but rather using die cutting combined with encaustic artwork to make some lovely and unique card ideas for everyone who already has any type of die cutting…
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Encaustic Art goes Autumnal on Hochanda @ 11am & 5pm August 25th. Michael & Shona once again beam out their encaustic art ideas and show you the products that facilitate and enable your wax creativity to flourish. Metallic waxes, Autumnal colours and some quick ways to use leaves effectively! Remember that you can watch…
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Time for a bit more live TV with Hochanda on August 11th.
One hour at 11am and then a 2 hour spot from 5-7pm.
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The first Masterclass for Hochanda is coming along on August 12th at 11am. It is called Growing Landscapes and will show the build-up from simple A6 cards through A5 landscape and into more detailed A4 landscape. But exactly how the final piece will look is a mystery until the show itself. Encaustic art is such…
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Sometimes it’s good to test out new tools and we have been looking at a new hot air gun. These are the first 4 test pieces – just to check that the heat and air-flows work and that the gun is stable and reliable. Testing out new stuff is always fun!
It’s Hochanda time again for Michael & Shona Bossom as they bring simple to start cards in encaustic art wax to your screens. But developing your ability is the pathway to greater success, so watch out for some great tips and inspiration on just how to do that. June 27th 2pm continuing at 3pm (2…
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We’re back for a couple of hours over the carnival weekend at Hochanda. We’ll be giving away a couple of paintings too – one on each of the hours. Doilies (doyleys) and reflected castles are a couple of the topics, but also a peek back at the Ally Pally show – were you there?
Alexandra Palace April 9 &10th Taster Sessions in Encaustic Art On April 9th & 10th we will be at the Crafting at Ally Pally Show. There will be a table on our stand where you can book and have a taster go at encaustic art. No charge, just fill in a very small survey at…
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Colouring-over 02 DEVELOP : Ceibwr, a Welsh land and seascape This is a continuation of the journey from Colouring-over 01 BASICS. Here you can see how to successfully approach the learning of painting techniques and create a satisfying result too, simply by colouring-over an inkjet printout on copy paper (absorbent paper). Some nice shots of…
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In February the mood for fantasy work using the hot air gun took over and most of these images are the result. The two landscape images are done by colouring-over with the stylus, where an inkjet printed image onto copy paper is coloured-over with wax colours to create a fairly accurate painted image. See the video…
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