Encaustic Art serves as the Complete resource for artists working with Encaustic wax.
It features step-by-step techniques with easy-to-understand instructions and detailed illustrations, stunning examples of Encaustic works of art (including sculpture), along with practical advice and thoughtful aesthetic observations from more than 60 professional artists working in the Encaustic medium..
Encaustic Art is a Complete resource for artists who wish to learn to create Fine art with wax.
The result is a broad range of surface effects and a luminous translucency that is unique to the Encaustic medium.
In the Encaustic process, pigmented wax is applied and then fused to a surface with heat.
The word Encaustic is taken from the Greek and means to burn in.
Today, museums are staging exhibitions of Encaustic art, workshops in the technique are thriving, and art collectors and dealers are assimilating Encaustic art into their collections and galleries.
with a history that stretches back to the hauntingly beautiful mummy portraits of Greco-Roman Egypt, Encaustic art is now enjoying a renewal of popularity among artists and art lovers alike.
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This Guide contains step-by-step techniques with easy-to-understand instructions and detailed illustrations, gorgeous examples of Encaustic works of art, plus tips and techniques gleaned from interviews and studio visits with more than 60 professional artists working with the medium internationally.
Encaustic Art serves as the Complete resource for artists working with Encaustic wax
