Encaustic Art How to Paint With Wax

Author: Michael Bossom
Pages: 64
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Search Press
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4Q0398
Weight: 0.9lb

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Create beautiful, vibrant pictures in no time at all - you do not need to know how to draw! Paintings take on a glow with warm wax colors; texture and detail can be easily added to enhance compositions. Step-by-step photographs illustrate how to produce stunning abstract designs and beautiful landscapes. A whole range of colorful cards and gifts can be made easily and quickly.

About the Author

A former carpenter and woodturner, Michael Bossom is now a working artist who sells paintings and promotes and develops encaustic art internationally. He has written and had published many magazine articles, and has featured in television programs both in this country and in the USA. Michael is a keen gardener and he also enjoys music, films and spending time with is family.

Table of Contents
Introduction	6
Tools and materials - Tools, Wax, Painting Card	8
Basic Techniques	14
Developing Your Technique	22
Realistic Landscapes - Color harmony, skies, lakes, water	32
Fantasyscapes - Elements of fantasy, scry effects, rubber stamps	50
Wax Transfer Techniques	58
Index	64

Illustration Page

Fantasyscapes

Pictorial Motifs

Using Paints, Pens, Inks, Encastic Wax Art & Embroidery