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Encaustic Art Project Book

Author: Michael Bossom
Pages: 96
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Search Press
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4Q0399
Weight: 0.7lb

20% off: $13.56
MSRP: $16.95

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Learn Michael Bossom's latest techniques and create stunning pictures:

• vibrant flowers
• colorful fantasy scenes
• tranquil landscapes
• abstract designs

See how easy it is to transfer designs on to different surfaces:

• wood and board
• card and paper
• foil and fabric

Explore ways to use the bold, bright, pastel and metallic colors as the free flowing wax melts magically into beautiful images.

This book is packed with new and exciting ideas. Experiment and have fun - and you will be amazed by what you can achieve!

From the Author

While encaustic art is ideal for those who are just beginning to explore their creativity, it can also be useful for practiced artists.

Encaustic art is an unusual and different way to create beautiful works of art and exciting and versatile medium which allows people of all abilities to release their creative potential.

To begin you will need waxes, tools and surfaces, a grasp of basic techniques and approaches, plus ideas. You do not need special skills, though any you develop will serve you well. With encaustic art, creativity can be a never-ending story.

Michael Bossom is a former carpenter and wood turner. He is now a working artist who sells paintings and promotes and develops encaustic art internationally. Michael has written and had published many magazine articles, and has featured in television programs both in this country and in the USA. He is the author of the Search Press book Encaustic Art, How to Paint with Wax.

Michael's love of nature is reflected in this work. He also enjoys creative multimedia and spending time with his family.

Table of Contents
Introduction	6
Materials and Equipment	10
Using Color	16
Basic Techniques - dabbing, shuffling, wriggling, rattling	20
Composition - monochromatic balance	24
Landscapes - adding details, trees, simple landscape	28
Abstract Designs - marquetry, patchwork mosaic, stained glass	40
Silhouetting	48
Hot Air Work	50
Different Surfaces - semi-absorbent, crushed paper, textured board	54
Printing and Over-Painting - silk over-painting, fabric collage	82
Wax Stamping	90
Borders and Frames	93
Index	96

Snow Capped Peak in a Waxing Moon

Crushed Paper Abstract

Fantasy Landscape

Stained Glass

Abstract Designs

Mixed Media Pictorial

Color Pencils, Textile Medium, Paints &/or Paint Sticks

Simulate Faux Applique and Traditional Blocks OR Embellish Innovative quilts with:

Color Pencils

Faux Applique
by Helen Stubbings

Paint a Quilt
by Marie Monteith Sturmer

Encaustic Wax as a Painting Medium

Pictorial Motifs

Shiva® Artist's Painstiks® & Accessories for Stenciling

Page 1 of 6

Page 2 & 3 of 6

Page 4 of 6

Page 5 of 6

Page 6 of 6

Paintstick Sets

Iridescent & Matte.
Sets of 3, 6, 12 or 15+

Page 2
Matte Paintstiks

Single (51 Colors)

Page 3
Iridescent Paintstiks

Single (15) Colors

Cedar Canyon Textiles Patterns for Shiva Paintstiks

Butterflies Pattern
using Shiva Paintstiks
by Nancy Kazlauckas

Use w/ ANY
Cedar Canyon's
Rubbing Plates

Paintstik Patches
by Shelly Stokes

Use Tsukineko Inks with:

CD, DVDs. Books, Patterns, Stencils & More

Linda M Visnaw DVD & Patterns w/ Instructional CDs
using Tsukineko All-Purpose Inks & Free-Hand Machine Embroidery

Trish Stuart's QuiltArt Series on &

QuiltArt:
Curves Made Easy
with Trish Stuart

Instructional DVDs w/ Printable Patterns
Use Paint or Tsukineko Inks & Some w/ Free-motion Embroidery

Joyce Becker's Landscape Books/DVD

»Mixed Media: Tsukineko inks & Fabrico Pens + free-motion machine embroidery

Ready to Paint Series by Search Press

Gourd Art

More Landscape & Nature Pictorial:
»Mixed Media (paint, pens, ink)
&/OR
»Hand OR Free-Motion Embroidery

Landscape Quilts
by Nancy Zieman & Natalie Sewell