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Product Review: Stabilo All Pencil
by Amelia Kraemer The Stabilo All pencil is described as: “A water-soluble pencil that will mark clearly, densely and legibly on any surface including acetate, paper, glass, metal, photo and film. Wipes off with a damp cloth on smooth surfaces and erases on paper.” Let’s test it out! All Pencils come is a variety of…
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How to Care for Encaustic Paintings
About encausticEncaustic paintings are made with beeswax, damar resin (a natural tree sap that acts as a hardening agent), and pigment. Each artwork is painted in layers, fusing each layer with heat. Encaustic painting has a long history, dating back to the 5th Century B.C.E. in Hellenistic Egypt. The word encaustic means to burn in,…
Encaustic for Photography
There are many ways to incorporate your photographs with encaustic. There are four main ways to use the wax: Glueing the Image To Your Substrate: Print your photograph on regular printer paper slightly larger than your substrate. Use a wheat-based glue to adhere your image to your substrate. Wait until the glue it dry then…
Adding Colour to Your Encaustic Photographs
There are lots of ways to enhance and add colour to your encaustic photographs. These are just some of the ways. Collage Materials: Lightweight papers or fabrics can be collaged under or on top of your embedded or transferred image. This creates interesting colour combinations. Metal Leaf: When metal leaf is covered in wax is…