Antique Silver Leaf Effects with R&F Encaustic on Encaustiflex (Follow up to Ancient Gold video)

Using R&F Handmade Paints Blue Ochre and Iridescent Silver you can create a antique silver leaf effect right on the heated palette.

[@williamcorbett7810]

Hi Leslie, Im using my husbands account. I love your hair. Im in the process of growing out my grey. The effect from the silver with the blue ochre is stunning.

[@LeslieGiuliani]

Ha!!! Grey hair and a Silver video :-) Thank you SO much!!!

[@Sebaastiian]

Wow i didnt know this is possible😍

[@LeslieGiuliani]

Hope you will try. Such a beautiful effect. ☺️

[@kstutz230]

How do you display your encaustiflex art?

[@LeslieGiuliani]

Mounting Encaustiflex
You can mount in any frame. I get simple ones from Michaels. But encaustic does not NEED glass.
If you want to mount to a panel, you need to prepare the back for gluing the encaustic on the back resists the glue, so you need to paint 2 thin layers of R&F encaustic gesso on the back, drying between coats. Now it will glue. Coat the panel to be glued with Encaustic Gesso, as well.
I use YES glue because it is a paste and easy to control. Apply a thin layer on the panel and the back of the piece. Lay piece on the panel, cover with parchment (to protect the paint) and squeegee from the center our to get air bubbles out and create a tight bond. With the parchment in place, weight the piece overnight. Trim when dry.
If you are not building up texture, you can work on Encaustiflex and only mount the successful pieces, which can save money. Of course, you can build up texture after the piece is mounted to the rigid substrate.
You can also hang larger pieces with magnets. (Smaller pieces hung with magnets can look lost on the wall because they lack the depth dimension of a cradled panel.)