Encaustic art photography

Wanna learn how to make encaustic photos? Here I’ll show you how to transfer photos onto wax! Far out! Gesso setup These are 10×15 inch pine boards. And yes, I have lots of storage in my shelf by the window. My dining room is really more of a studio working space. Waxing setup We space-time … Encaustic photo tutorial Read More »

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Kayla Barker combines photography with encaustic to add an extra layer of depth and dimension to her pieces.

I finished a commissioned piece that will be hung in a beautiful new Aspen, CO home, and thought it might be nice for my client to get a little insight into the process of building up an encaustic painting. My paintings can consist of anywhere between 10-20 layers of wax, and sometimes it's fun to…

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Abstract Encaustic

Encaustic Art by Mitchiko Sko "What Connects Us"

A Non-Traditional style of Encaustic painting. An explanation of how Randy L Purcell paints by transferring ink on top of beeswax.

I was invited to participate in a 2021 Encaustic Exhibition at Texas A&M University, and the curator specifically requested an encaustic wet shellac burn. Years ago, I worked almost solely with this technique, but no longer had any works. I decide it was time to pull out my materials and create a new work for the exhibition.

by Jessica Burko of Reclaimed To You Over the years I have increasingly utilized encaustic medium in my mixed-media artwork. Basic encaustic is a combination of beeswax and damar resin. Artists who paint with encaustic add pigments to create a full palette of color. Encaustic is applied to an artwork in a fully melted state, a liquid, and becomes a solid as the surface cools. Because my artwork is photo based collage, I use encaustic without added pigment to fuse paper to surface, and paper…

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Faux Encaustic Technique by Heather Tracy for The Graphics Fairy

In this demo, we will start by using a photo on a smartphone and explore all the edits that can be completed directly on the device to prepare the image for printing. We will review the types of paper, printers, and inks that are suitable for photo encaustic. The presentation will include options for layering […]

A while ago, Symphony and I drove out to West Sonoma County, to our friend Meredith’s gorgeous studio in the redwoods, to photograph some of the process she uses to create the amazing encaustic pieces she makes for me. It was a wonderful day! Although I probably won’t be able to (or want to) wear...

A collection of recent photo encaustic work at Patricia Rovzar Gallery, June 2013

Alanna Sparanese | Encaustic Artist