by Johwey Redington | Sunday, March 26, 2017 | Exploring Encaustic
Here’s a 60-second timelapse of today’s encaustic piece. I collaged some papers on the substrate and then covered the whole surface with drywall compound. It’s interesting that when I applied wax and fused, some of what’s underneath peeked...
by Johwey Redington | Wednesday, March 22, 2017 | Exploring Encaustic
Here’s a 60-second timelapse of today’s encaustic piece. I covered my substrate with drywall compound and used dried flower submerged in wax as the focal point. Here are some photos of the finished piece. I’d love to hear your thoughts. Email me your...
by Johwey Redington | Thursday, March 16, 2017 | Exploring Encaustic
Encaustic medium, often simply referred to as wax, is a combination of beeswax and damar resin. When pigment is added to encaustic medium, we then have encaustic paint. encaustic medium = beeswax + damar resin encaustic paint = beeswax + damar resin + pigment BEESWAX...
by Johwey Redington | Wednesday, March 15, 2017 | Exploring Encaustic
For encaustic work, it is important that you only use natural-bristle brushes. The bristles of synthetic brushes may melt when subjected to heat. BRUSH OPTIONS Chip Brushes – Chip brushes from the hardware store are affordable and come in a variety of widths,...
by Johwey Redington | Tuesday, March 14, 2017 | Exploring Encaustic
A heated palette is used to melt encaustic medium and paints and keep them in their molten state when painting. It is also used to warm brushes and other tools. An electric griddle is well-suited for this purpose. Choose one that has a smooth surface so you can melt...
by Johwey Redington | Monday, March 13, 2017 | Exploring Encaustic
Encaustic is a wax-based paint you apply hot to a surface and then reheated to fuse the paint. It is a versatile medium which can be worked on smooth or textured and can even be combined with a lot of other media. If you’re interested in encaustic but have never...