Encaustic Art Discussions (99)
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 Add Your Work HereAdd your encaustic works here. I would love to see what you are doing Started by Mo Godbeer |
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Apr 5 Reply by Danielle Evans |
Videos to watchThis is the place where we will keep all those fantastic videos Started by Mo Godbeer |
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Apr 3 Reply by Janet McHaley Burns |
 Encaustic Image TransferTransferred a couple of my photos on to 6" x 6" board panels. The yellow panel photo is a Savannah GA street near the River Street Inn. The… Started by James Green |
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Feb 14 Reply by James Green |
 Ventilation for the encaustic studioI have a basement studio with very small wooden windows that only open inwards on hinged brackets. It’s similar to the old crank handle wi… Started by Linda Rutledge |
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Jan 1, 2013 Reply by Linda Rutledge |
 Oil Paint on EncausticHas anyone actually painted straight oil paint on encaustic? Not as a glaze which gets rubbed off. I was looking at pictures of Alicia Torm… Started by Linda Virio |
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Nov 13, 2012 Reply by Linda Virio |
 Supplies addressesHello everybody! Please add bellow your (favorite) supply (internet) addresses for everything that you can think of that you use in your e… Started by ioana voiculescu |
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 a finish on cradled frameHi, I'm wondering if I should put some kind of a matte finish on the bare wood? Is it advisable or not and if so, what? Thank you........ Started by Karen Harris |
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Sep 5, 2012 Reply by Paula Blackwell |
Encaustic gesso over Venetian PlasterI put a layer of Venetian Plaster over a birch board. I then looked at the can and found out it was acrylic. If I put 2 layers of Encaustic… Started by Karen Harris |
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 What type and brand(s) of pigment do you use to make your paints?I'm in the process of FINALLY jumping on the encaustic bandwagon. :) I've purchased my brushes, griddle, waxes, damar... Now-- the pigment!… Started by Lin B. |
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May 3, 2012 Reply by Michael Billie |
 Encaustic Crackle Challenge (shellac burn) -- entries go HEREMake an encaustic work using shellac. Let’s see if we can discover new ideas/techniques and share them. The winner will receive a small wor… Started by Diana |
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Jan 27, 2012 Reply by Janet McHaley Burns |
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HERE ARE 2 LINKS to TWO of my youtube videos talking and demonstrating about this amazing product:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIc02QBihJQ&feature=share&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41
So once i have my image printed onto transparency film, I take my Ezscreen silk screen which has been coated in light sensitive emulsion (These sheets come pre-coated so they are ready to use). Place it onto a black board, then place the transparency image on top (this part needs to be done in a dark room with no direct sunlight). I take it outside and expose it for 1 minute and 40 seconds (but time varies depending on time of day and strength of sunlight). After i have exposed the image i place it into a tub of water for around 5 - 8 minutes. Then i rinse the screen out under fast running water until the unexposed area (the black) washes away. I then expose the screen to the sun for a further 20mins to completely harden the light sensitive emulsion.
And this is the completed screen ready for printing. I simply use an old credit card to spread the ink over the screen making sure i do one complete full stroke across the screen (holding the credit card at a 45 degree angle). I immediately wash the screen out under fast flowing water and pat dry. I use fabric screen printing ink which washes out in water (which makes the process easy).
I love this product, their website is http://ezscreenprint.com/ (for full instructions and details on how to purchase this awesome product).
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