And if you can't lay out the oily rags to dry, you can put up some wire as a clothes line, in you work area to hang them on. Wire is non absorbent. Or, get a metal paint can with a metal lid and store them in there, with the lid tightly closed. This will keep them in a low oxygen environment where they can't ignite. Glass mason jar w/ lid would work too, but metal doesn't break. :) When throwing them out, soak them in water for a while and toss them in a bag, push out the excess air, and tie the bag closed. Or burn them. (I burn mine in an old mixing bowl outside my shop)
In the original encaustic piece you scraped off, what medium was the black and white color? More wax? Is there a video on the misty/organic look that you created in the original piece? Thank you for your wonderful tutorials!
Very cool! Thanks! Do you ever get lifting of the face/front of the wax when peeling off the tape from the sides? Or do you warm and scrape off excess wax from the sides first, before pulling the tape? Thanks!!
Thanks! I have never had a problem removing the tape, though sometimes if there's a bit more sticking off the edge I may go back and scrape it. I do always remove the tape after a couple of days, so it's completely cool.
And if you can't lay out the oily rags to dry, you can put up some wire as a clothes line, in you work area to hang them on. Wire is non absorbent.
Or, get a metal paint can with a metal lid and store them in there, with the lid tightly closed. This will keep them in a low oxygen environment where they can't ignite. Glass mason jar w/ lid would work too, but metal doesn't break. :)
When throwing them out, soak them in water for a while and toss them in a bag, push out the excess air, and tie the bag closed. Or burn them. (I burn mine in an old mixing bowl outside my shop)
These are great ideas, thank you!!
In the original encaustic piece you scraped off, what medium was the black and white color? More wax? Is there a video on the misty/organic look that you created in the original piece? Thank you for your wonderful tutorials!
Yes, that is just encaustic medium that I've colored with dry pigments.
Here's a link to a video where I mixed colors of wax, which I'd what that original look was- ruclips.net/video/Ju-eSzNth1I/видео.html
Very cool! Thanks! Do you ever get lifting of the face/front of the wax when peeling off the tape from the sides? Or do you warm and scrape off excess wax from the sides first, before pulling the tape?
Thanks!!
Thanks! I have never had a problem removing the tape, though sometimes if there's a bit more sticking off the edge I may go back and scrape it. I do always remove the tape after a couple of days, so it's completely cool.