Encaustic Art
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A group for anyone who loves encaustic art or who would like to learn about it.
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Hi everyone who likes to play with fire and wax.
I will be adding videos and talking about how to use beeswax but if you have any expertise in this area of art please feel free to add vids or comments.
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Add Your Work Here
Started by Mo Godbeer. Last reply by Danielle Evans Apr 5. 885 Replies 3 Favorites
Videos to watch
Started by Mo Godbeer. Last reply by Janet McHaley Burns Apr 3. 94 Replies 5 Favorites
Encaustic Image Transfer
Started by James Green. Last reply by James Green Feb 14. 7 Replies 0 Favorites
Ventilation for the encaustic studio
Started by Linda Rutledge. Last reply by Linda Rutledge Jan 1, 2013. 10 Replies 0 Favorites
Oil Paint on Encaustic
Started by Linda Virio. Last reply by Linda Virio Nov 13, 2012. 11 Replies 0 Favorites
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Comment by Diana on September 21, 2011 at 4:09am -
looks good to me Mo!
have a GREAT TIME!!!!!!
have a cannoli for me!
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Comment by Kay Graham on September 21, 2011 at 3:41am -
Cool experiments Mo!! Wow, Italy, take lots of photos so we can live the adventure thru you, lol.......Have a great, safe time!!!
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Comment by Michael Billie on September 21, 2011 at 1:23am -
It looks pretty cool. Have fun in Italy.
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Comment by Mo Godbeer on September 20, 2011 at 5:37pm -
Off to Italy tomorra guys and girls. See you in 3 wks time.
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Comment by Mo Godbeer on September 20, 2011 at 5:35pm
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why is my pic looking so long and tall. It didnt look like that in PS when I fixed it up the sizing. BTW this was just a card for my sons birthday. But I wanted to show you how the burning tools works on the joss paper.
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Comment by Mo Godbeer on September 20, 2011 at 5:33pm
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ooh osunds cool. I love the experiments we do here and how we try things and share.
I was messing around with my burning tool on joss paper onto my art journal. You get the colour transferring from the joss paper . Also burning holes in the joss paper and then using that piece as an transfer,
looks cool with the holes and the burn marks.
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Comment by Kay Graham on September 20, 2011 at 3:03pm
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http://youtu.be/SFrmiYyTbSE Sandi Miot, Encaustic, for your viewing pleasure
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Comment by Diana on September 20, 2011 at 11:31am
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great= let us know. take some pix!
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Comment by Judy Wood on September 19, 2011 at 6:20am -
More info from the lab/studio. I painted some of my mixture onto a stretched canvas. When I put it on, there seemed to be almost no colour at all. It must oxidize and react with the air, as it gets darker as it dries. Mine is a lovely grey-green at the moment, still getting darker as it goes. Very neat!! Next one I'll try to get photos of various stages.
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Comment by Janet McHaley Burns on September 19, 2011 at 5:52am
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dropping my steel wool into some distilled white vinegar, woohoo, hope for a burnt look on the panel without having to light it on fire.
thanks for the link to more info, Judy
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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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