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hogret — Beeswax Collage Tutorial
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Published: 2011-05-29 14:59:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 6294; Favourites: 50; Downloads: 62
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A basic outline of how to get a beeswax finish to your collage.Beeswax adds wonderful depth and translucency (and smells like warm summer days!).
You can build up as many layers as you like, and can include color by melting shavings from wax crayons into the finish.
Beeswax also replaces glue, so you can adhere additional elements by melting them into the surface with an extra layer of wax. Best of all, if you mess up, you can re-heat the wax and remove the element you added.
Experiment with depth of finish - you can always scrape off the wax if it's too opaque once it cools.
NB: Ink and other water- or alcohol-based media will not adhere to the beeswax, so use all these media first, before taking out your iron.
Example of a beeswax-finished collage:
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You welcome! Enjoy trying it out!
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I always appreciate when you share these techniques!
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..thanks for sharing !...beautifully put together.
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I'm guessing you're already aware of Enkaustikos' and R&F's pigmented beeswax but others reading your tutorial might not be.
If you have a stand-alone pancake griddle or heat gun you can mix the pigmented beeswax with natural hair brushes (don't use synthetics - the heat will melt the hair) like traditional paints for an endless array of colors.
I just started a DA group a few days ago for Encaustic artists (EncausticsInternational) and there is a category for mixed-media and collage encaustic artists. Anyone using beeswax is welcome to join and submit their artwork. Submission approval is set to automatic. [I've commissioned a digital artist to create the group's avatar. He's still busy working on it at the time of this note.]
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This group sounds great, but I can't find it on dA - do you have a link?
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Here ya go. [link]
Hope to see your artwork exhibited there soon.
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Joining is automatic - no need to wait for approval. Stats show you are already a member. Welcome aboard. Please feel free to submit your favorite beeswax collages.
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Totally easy, and cheaper than "real" encaustic. You can even use ordinary candle wax if you can't get hold of beeswax.
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Great tutorial...I have all the tools sitting around here somewhere...I'll have to dig them out and try this!
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Oh do that! I'm keen to see what you produce!
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Thanks so much for the tutorial! I will be doing some!
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Enjoy! If you use your household iron, you can protect it for future laundry purposes by ironing through brown paper or baking paper.
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I think I'll do the soldering gun thing. thanks for the hint though.
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i have never tried it but now i think i will - thx
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You can put an entire collage together using wax rather than glue - creates a great effect.
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I am now a beeswax aficionado as per my latest journal entry!
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I love your tutorials.. They are so original and helpful. Please, keep going!
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I love making tutorials, so there will be more!
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