Wax and Paper Workshop: Techniques for Combining Encaustic Paint and Handmade Paper by Michelle Belto

Author:Michelle Belto [Belto, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781440317088
Publisher: North Light Books
Published: 2012-09-12T22:00:00+00:00

Artists use a variety of fusing tools—including embossing guns, heat guns, irons and torches—to serve their purposes.

WAX AND RESIN

Encaustic medium is made from beeswax and damar resin, although some artists add other waxes to the mix to suit the needs of their work.

ENCAUSTIC MEDIUM is the base ingredient for encaustic paint. When used without pigment, medium provides a visual depth and a protective layer. Usually medium is comprised of beeswax and damar resin, although some artists add other waxes into their medium to suit the needs of their work. All of the encaustic paint suppliers offer medium for sale. When you are just beginning, it is better to buy medium than to try to make it. Later on, when you know the needs of your particular work, you might want to try your hand at making a batch of medium that suits your process. (See Appendix II.)

BEESWAX is the main ingredient in encaustic painting. It has a warm color and releases a soft fragrance as it melts. It is natural, renewable, nontoxic and completely safe when used properly. Beeswax is sold as filtered, often described as “white,” or unfiltered, labeled “yellow.” Most commercially made medium and paint is made from filtered beeswax. The yellow pollen does add a yellow undertone to the color.

DAMAR RESIN is a natural resin that comes from fir trees. Some painters use only beeswax in their process, but most add damar to the wax to increase the melting point and to cure the painting. Damar will continue to cure long after the art is completed, pushing impurities toward the surface. The damar provides for a high gloss shine that can be buffed on the finished painting. Although a newly created piece can be shined with a soft cloth or nylon stocking, the shine will fade until the work is fully cured.

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