you can easily make encaustic paint using oil paint mixing into the melted encaustic medium. take a piece of newspapee or newsprint and lay oil paint squeezed out onto the paper. leave it so the oil drains out of the paint. then mix it into the melted medium. after melting and mixing pour it into your muffin tin to let it cool and you have a round block of encaustic paint.
That is just gorgeous France! I will admit, I wasn't so sure about the white at first, it was just too bold...and then you kept going and after a bit it just came to life...love, love that yumminess! I got my daughter encaustics for Christmas...I may be sneaking into them while she's at school today...shhhh, it'll be our secret! =)
I watched this years ago and it was very appreciated then. I just watched it again, and am so grateful again at your clarity and ability to instruct while clearly keeping the student's point of view in mind. Thank you!
I so enjoy watching you create, especially liked how you would make marks, fill in with pastel and remove the excess with linseed oil -- and the washer and heart just made the piece.
that looked like a lot of work but the result was worth it. It looked fantastic. I had never heard of encaustic medium before but I might have to get me some. It looked like fun to play with.
I enjoyed this video so much: it encouraged me to think I can at some point work with encaustic media. I had the great pleasure of making four small encaustic cards a couple of years ago and totally fell in love with the fluidity and vibrancy of the waxes. I found them to be like watercolour in the way that they sort of took on a life of their own very quickly. Amazing! And I love the way you inserted your ❤️ ! Thank you!
Beautiful piece. Maybe someone else already mentioned that you can fuse the pan pastel into your piece so it won’t transfer to your hands or to your clear medium when you go over it. Just lightly fuse and then once it cools rub your paper towel over to see if you pick up the pastel. If you do fuse and and repeat as many times as you need to to seal it into your wax.
This was very helpful as someone who is learning and about to embark on her encaustic journey, thank you! And you absolutely should take joy in the process and not worry about "perfection"!!
Wow! There are so many little details I caught in the video that I missed when I first looked at the photo - like the dots of red and blue using the embossing stylus. I thought the blue scratches were some type of fiber initially. Really lovely piece, France.
Thank you so much for showing how your beautiful piece was made. I have long been fascinated with encaustics, but didn't want to try until I had a basic understanding. I LOVE this piece, France! Time to break out the beeswax and melting pot!
Wow! A fun way to play :) I haven't seen someone use a melting pot before and was curious how it worked - seems pretty convenient. I never would have guessed this was only the fourth time you used this medium. You did a beautiful job! I want to try, but I think my first few times will involve a small iron and crayons, LOL :)
I have never tried the encaustic media and it looks like fun tho a bit complicated. Thanks for showing us how it works. Love the ending project. Cheers, Vron
Beautiful piece of art. Thank you for sharing so many techniques. I'm glad I found you. :) Your voice is very soothing and calming. You, of course, have a beautiful accent. And, your work is exceptional. Thanks, again. Iris
This is wonderful. I finally got to sit down and watch it and am so glad I did. Good thing I do not have any money right now tho, if I did I'd be out buying the stuff to try my hand at some of the techniques. (and believe me I already have WAYYYYY too much stuff in my studio!) Again, LOVE IT! TFS
This is a beautiful and very interesting video. I had heard of encaustic but was never sure exactly what it was and how to use it. I found watching your process very helpful and I love your finished piece. TFS - Lynn
Gosh! Not till close ups at end that you really see results, very cool. I have a melt pot & tub of beeswax - unopened... Bought it at least 6 months ago? Hmm.. Keep saying "when I have reorganised craft space"? Have seen wax melted but not used as you did, very interesting indeed. Also had totally different understanding of encaustic art. So, you have taught me new things (again). Always amazes me how much time you spend getting it 'just so', a perfectionist! Amazing. Tfs :)
I have never tried encaustic art as of yet and your humble approach to it really made me feel confident that I can also try it. Only you can limit what you are willing to try. I strongly also feel that nothing is perfect and it only adds to an art piece's character in my opinion. Love your tutorial and found you very welcoming to a new art form to me. Thank You so much for your non-imposing approach to a very intriguing medium.
If you mix the encaustic medium with the paint it will make it transparent and extend each "brick" of that expensive paint, check out the Conrad Wilde Encaustic Gallery in Arizona, USA. Look at Miles Conrad, he is an encaustic artist for inspiration. Nice video
Love your description of starting on a small budget. Also admire your creative style and color sense. Thanks for your instruction. Be sure to show a close up of the surface you've worked so hard to create so we can see the details.. Lynnie
+Julie Bishop No sealing ;) As long as you don't place it directly in the sun or above a heater, there's no problem, just like with any other painting.
Diane11651 it is my understanding that you need a hard surface to hold the weight of the wax. I would try a canvas panel vs. the one stretched over a framed wooden edge. France demoed on paper with a plaster paper covering, and I started learning on watercolor paper.
Hi France could you please review *MPO*! it's a new encaustic medium from Canada, I think its an amazing product but I wanted to have your opinion on it...
Though my encaustic has changed a lot since this video, Belgium is still an encaustic no man's land! We're very happy to have access to R&F products now. I'd love to discover the MPO you're talking about, if I can get my hands on it without loosing my wallet in the game... ;)
Interesting technique. I like how you explain each step, but I found the background music distracting. Maybe it is just me. I have trouble with background noise.
I thought your demonstration was fascinating, & the resulting journal page/artwork just beautiful. One quick question: could you use beeswax crayons as pigments in your encaustic? I have thought about playing around with a sort of faux encaustic. I'm on a fixed income, so there's no way I could afford to buy the supplies & tools needed for the real thing, but I'd love to experiment. Thank you so much for your wonderful tutorials. You're a great inspiration.
France, This is so beautiful, love the rusty washer and heart. Your voice and your music simply soothing, I felt I was in the room with you. I can hardly wait to try this. When you come back to New York...will you do any classes? I'm upstate from the 'City' but would take time off work and drive down to be in one. TFS.
How encouraging your teaching is! I love that you use what you have on hand. Thank you for not being intimidating!
We call mistakes “happy accidents” in the states! Thanks to Bob Ross. Thanks for sharing love this piece!!
This is a gorgeous piece. Just gorgeous!
Beautiful, I do so enjoy your art and watching your creations come to life.
Unusual technique France. What a fab piece this would make a great home decor panel. TFS
France you are such an artist, thanks for sharing.
you can easily make encaustic paint using oil paint mixing into the melted encaustic medium. take a piece of newspapee or newsprint and lay oil paint squeezed out onto the paper. leave it so the oil drains out of the paint. then mix it into the melted medium. after melting and mixing pour it into your muffin tin to let it cool and you have a round block of encaustic paint.
This is by far the most beautiful application of encaustic I've seen. I love the simple elegance of it.
Though the piece looks very simple, the process is amazing! I love it!! Thank you for always sharing your "playing" with us!
Very nice! Thank you for sharing your techniques and talent.
That is just gorgeous France! I will admit, I wasn't so sure about the white at first, it was just too bold...and then you kept going and after a bit it just came to life...love, love that yumminess! I got my daughter encaustics for Christmas...I may be sneaking into them while she's at school today...shhhh, it'll be our secret! =)
My favorite Artist. So appreciate you.
Very beautiful piece. Really love it.
Beautiful piece and an inspiring & helpful for those of us interested in encaustic painting.
what a well done tutorial! inspiring, informative, clear, uncluttered and useful! thank you.
I watched this years ago and it was very appreciated then. I just watched it again, and am so grateful again at your clarity and ability to instruct while clearly keeping the student's point of view in mind. Thank you!
I so enjoy watching you create, especially liked how you would make marks, fill in with pastel and remove the excess with linseed oil -- and the washer and heart just made the piece.
Thank you for sharing! Lovely work.
I think this is my favourite artwork of yours! Gorgeous
I love your work and learn so much. Thank you for sharing.
Fantastic! I really enjoyed watching you make this piece.
Fabulous result...I've only seen one other encaustic, which was brilliant, but after watching yours I might give it a go. Loved it. Thankyou.
that looked like a lot of work but the result was worth it. It looked fantastic. I had never heard of encaustic medium before but I might have to get me some. It looked like fun to play with.
Wonderful piece and a very enlightening tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
I just started working/playing with encaustics. I found your video to be inspiring as well as educational. Thanks you for sharing!
i really liked watching you work ! i am new to encaustics and will soon set up my studio at home. thanks for your video...cool piece of art !
Very well explained and easy to follow, it was a pleasure watching this!
Yay! I'm so excited that you used encaustic techniques -- very fun to watch you play!
Very unique!!! I also like your frugalness.Pat
Excellent. And very informative. Your English is flawless, with a very charming accent. Thank you for this fun lesson.
John
Sacramento, California
I enjoyed this video so much: it encouraged me to think I can at some point work with encaustic media. I had the great pleasure of making four small encaustic cards a couple of years ago and totally fell in love with the fluidity and vibrancy of the waxes. I found them to be like watercolour in the way that they sort of took on a life of their own very quickly. Amazing! And I love the way you inserted your ❤️ ! Thank you!
I loved your tutorial! The music made it most enjoyable!
Thank you for sharing your techniques! I did notice how may layers of wax you put in, that painting must be so heavy now..
Beautiful piece. Maybe someone else already mentioned that you can fuse the pan pastel into your piece so it won’t transfer to your hands or to your clear medium when you go over it. Just lightly fuse and then once it cools rub your paper towel over to see if you pick up the pastel. If you do fuse and and repeat as many times as you need to to seal it into your wax.
This was very helpful as someone who is learning and about to embark on her encaustic journey, thank you! And you absolutely should take joy in the process and not worry about "perfection"!!
Wow! There are so many little details I caught in the video that I missed when I first looked at the photo - like the dots of red and blue using the embossing stylus. I thought the blue scratches were some type of fiber initially. Really lovely piece, France.
So fascinating to watch your process. I love the subtle look of your finished piece. Encaustics are amazing to work with and highly addictive!
Love your work and tutorials.
Thank you so much for showing how your beautiful piece was made. I have long been fascinated with encaustics, but didn't want to try until I had a basic understanding. I LOVE this piece, France! Time to break out the beeswax and melting pot!
Wow! That turned out very beautiful!!
Wow! A fun way to play :) I haven't seen someone use a melting pot before and was curious how it worked - seems pretty convenient. I never would have guessed this was only the fourth time you used this medium. You did a beautiful job! I want to try, but I think my first few times will involve a small iron and crayons, LOL :)
Love your work.
thanks for sharing and what is the wonderful music?
I have never tried the encaustic media and it looks like fun tho a bit complicated. Thanks for showing us how it works. Love the ending project. Cheers, Vron
WOW, you put so many neat details in this piece of art! I love it!!! TFS! :)
I love encaustics. Glad you discovered it and hope you are still ,making work with it!
I went to your blog and fell in love with all the JOM tutorials. Stunning
thank you so much!!
Beautiful piece of art. Thank you for sharing so many techniques. I'm glad I found you. :) Your voice is very soothing and calming. You, of course, have a beautiful accent. And, your work is exceptional. Thanks, again. Iris
Love it! Can only image seeing it in person. Well done!!!
Great Job on this new creation
, very inspiring love you techniques
You’ve inspired me to purchase some encaustic supplies. 👌
Could you please share the title of music used -- so peaceful and soothing. Thank you.
Wonderful! You are a true artist!
Absolutely love it! 👍💞
This is wonderful. I finally got to sit down and watch it and am so glad I did. Good thing I do not have any money right now tho, if I did I'd be out buying the stuff to try my hand at some of the techniques. (and believe me I already have WAYYYYY too much stuff in my studio!) Again, LOVE IT! TFS
Wonderful! Thank you so much! I love what you did and am going to try it as soon as possible! But Crayons will have to do for my color. :)
Thank you Imenjoyed this demo so much. Very inspiring - perfect in every way.
This is a beautiful and very interesting video. I had heard of encaustic but was never sure exactly what it was and how to use it. I found watching your process very helpful and I love your finished piece. TFS - Lynn
Beautiful piece
Gosh! Not till close ups at end that you really see results, very cool. I have a melt pot & tub of beeswax - unopened... Bought it at least 6 months ago? Hmm.. Keep saying "when I have reorganised craft space"?
Have seen wax melted but not used as you did, very interesting indeed. Also had totally different understanding of encaustic art. So, you have taught me new things (again). Always amazes me how much time you spend getting it 'just so', a perfectionist! Amazing. Tfs :)
Beautiful work.
I have never tried encaustic art as of yet and your humble approach to it really made me feel confident that I can also try it. Only you can limit what you are willing to try. I strongly also feel that nothing is perfect and it only adds to an art piece's character in my opinion. Love your tutorial and found you very welcoming to a new art form to me. Thank You so much for your non-imposing approach to a very intriguing medium.
+Celine Barberio wow, thank you Celine, I'm touched by your words!
+france papillon что за дерьмо 30 мин вычеркнуто из жизни на эту дрянь
Congratulations, a good work of patience!
OMGOSH!!! The techniques are awesome!!!!!!!
Wow, that is amazing! I've never seen wax used like this before. xxx
This was the best encaustic demo I've found. Thanks!
Beautiful as always.
Delightful! Thank you for doing the encaustic video. I really want to work more with mine, and you've given me some great ideas.
Wonderful!
Thank you very much. This was fascinating!!
this is the second time I watched this...you are brilliant!
Do you use loose woven fabrics (silk organza, chiffon, gauze) in your encaustics?
Where do you find the plaster strips?
What do you take the excess color with?
Thank you so much! I love it.
If you mix the encaustic medium with the paint it will make it transparent and extend each "brick" of that expensive paint, check out the Conrad Wilde Encaustic Gallery in Arizona, USA. Look at Miles Conrad, he is an encaustic artist for inspiration. Nice video
I really enjoyed watching you make this... very inspiring. Thank you :)
Love your description of starting on a small budget. Also admire your creative style and color sense. Thanks for your instruction. Be sure to show a close up of the surface you've worked so hard to create so we can see the details.. Lynnie
This is my first video watching encaustic! I'm curious to know if the finished piece can be sealed? How delicate is it when done?
+Julie Bishop No sealing ;) As long as you don't place it directly in the sun or above a heater, there's no problem, just like with any other painting.
thank you
Totally amazing!!
Does Linseed Oil have a strong odor? I think that's the oil you said you used
It doesn't smell any stronger than olive oil ;) and yes, that's the one i used.
xx
france papillon Thanks :)
Love it France :-))
Gorgeous!!
Oh, to watch you create art from a piece of cardboard...brilliant!
Can you use a canvas?
Diane11651 it is my understanding that you need a hard surface to hold the weight of the wax. I would try a canvas panel vs. the one stretched over a framed wooden edge. France demoed on paper with a plaster paper covering, and I started learning on watercolor paper.
what are you using to record your tutorials?
+Studio Gagliano Hi! I use a Sony Evirio camera :)
thank you! I just got a GoPro, I will be uploading my first video this evening.
:-)
Wonderfull!
Beautiful
Hi France could you please review *MPO*! it's a new encaustic medium from Canada, I think its an amazing product but I wanted to have your opinion on it...
Though my encaustic has changed a lot since this video, Belgium is still an encaustic no man's land! We're very happy to have access to R&F products now. I'd love to discover the MPO you're talking about, if I can get my hands on it without loosing my wallet in the game... ;)
video was very good and well edited.
Michelle R. Acker thank you :)
Interesting technique. I like how you explain each step, but I found the background music distracting. Maybe it is just me. I have trouble with background noise.
So brilliant - going to have to get a melting pot at this rate!
Alison x
(butterfly)
Muy bueno!
I thought your demonstration was fascinating, & the resulting journal page/artwork just beautiful. One quick question: could you use beeswax crayons as pigments in your encaustic? I have thought about playing around with a sort of faux encaustic. I'm on a fixed income, so there's no way I could afford to buy the supplies & tools needed for the real thing, but I'd love to experiment. Thank you so much for your wonderful tutorials. You're a great inspiration.
Beautiful! I have really been wanting to do encaustic. I already have the basic stuff just need the wax and a hot plate! Thanx for the tutorial! ^-^
Bravo...du Québec
France, This is so beautiful, love the rusty washer and heart. Your voice and your music simply soothing, I felt I was in the room with you. I can hardly wait to try this. When you come back to New York...will you do any classes? I'm upstate from the 'City' but would take time off work and drive down to be in one. TFS.
perfection in "mistake" as you call it
I wish you would list all the supplies you used. You spoke too fast for me to hear and understand the names of supplies.
it's on my old blog, but you can read all about it here: papillon-sur-la-branche.blogspot.com/2014/02/journal-on-monday-week-84.html
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