Encaustic Glue Burn Technique Test
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Comment by Dalia Bar-Dror on May 19, 2012 at 10:59am -
fantastic ideas! u'd never guess it!...
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Comment by Janelle Lorenzen on May 17, 2012 at 5:19am -
Thanks Kim and Dalia! I learned all these "test" techniques from Patricia Saggebruch's book "Encaustic Mixed Media". There are some great ideas there.
Here is what I did: I took some masking tape and ripped it so it had uneven edges. I put that on my wood board (this is where you see the black stripes). Then I used Elmer's glue (the top two lighter stripes) and Wood glue (the bottom stripe) and coated the exposed wood. Then, while the glue was still wet, I removed the masking tape and used a blow torch to burn the whole thing. The exposed wood turns black, and the glue crackles, bubbles, and burns. On some areas I recoated with the glue and burned again. Once cooled and dry I covered the whole thing with encaustic medium.
It was a fun experiement and I look forward to using the technique in future paintings. Hope that helps!
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Comment by Dalia Bar-Dror on May 14, 2012 at 3:37am
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love it!
(and yes please! - i join Kim in the request)... 
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Comment by Kim Molitor on May 14, 2012 at 2:04am -
I really like the effect - would you mind sharing the tools/techniques you used?
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