Yesterday I pulled out some of my unused art supplies(how do we artists collect so much ?)and decided to give encaustics a try......I have used bees wax before in a very small piece and liked the results. So......on to a larger project I went..... Started with a canvas board and on one piece used stamps and then added the medium.......added alcohol inks and another layer of medium....fused with heat gun.....added another layer of medium and a shell..fused and more medium etc.
The other piece was also on canvas board with watercolors as a base.......medium...alcohol inks....medium...photo on pattern. paper.....medium.......fuse.......punchnella with oil sticks....medium....fuse(ARE YOU BORED?)carved into and more oil sticks.....fuse......rusty piece of something......more medium and fusing.
All the techniques are better explained in the Encaustic Workshop book I was reading.........I went straight to the Break The Rules chapter.....:) Do you also love books as much as your art supplies? I believe I could open my own library right here in Bucerias.........
What about the mess part mentioned in the title...........I had that stuff all over me! Should have read the part about wearing gloves.......(note to self)......follow directions.......follow directions.......follow directions.
Just a another fun and messy day in paradise!
Adios
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