Making Encaustic Medium - Page 3

aszurblue · #31 07-15-2007, 05:59 AM

Hay, what happened to the Charlye experiment?? Thanks Paintmakerguy, wonderful article!! Azure

ianmacscot · #32 08-24-2008, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Jakeally

I am delighted to introduce a new article for the Mixed Media Forum.

Making Encaustic Medium by Andrew Gott
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/36273/731/

Many thanks Andrew. This is a very informatve Article which will help a lot of people get to grips with the subject.
You are a star

Thanks for the great article. I've been wanting to know more about this topic and this article really helps--well organized and very informative--Thanks, Cheers Andrew . . .

**Printmakerguy** · #33 08-24-2008, 08:03 PM

Thanks- I'm glad that you find it useful!!

KathyJB · #34 10-29-2008, 01:30 AM

Hi Andrew, I appreciate your artical. You have made a complicated process look so easy, I have been doing wax resist loately so I have everything but the resin, thanks for the first demo, I look forward to the painting demo.

**Printmakerguy** · #35 10-29-2008, 08:31 AM

i'm glad that you got some use from this, Kat! Hopefully I'll be back at it soon, I've had all my 'stuff' in storage for a LONG time now!

-Andrew

KathyJB · #36 10-29-2008, 08:38 PM

Well I hopoe you are settling in now and able to use your supplies,

The demos are excellent,

Bonniecat · #37 10-31-2008, 10:07 PM

I'd like to see a sample of a painting using encaustic medium. It is new to me and I have never seen it. Very informative article. Thank you. Bonniecat

**Printmakerguy** · #38 11-02-2008, 07:58 PM

Bonnie- A web search will bring up a lot of interesting encaustic work- Here is some of my 'stuff' posted on WetCanvas in the past-

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370671

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=370936

-Andrew

mingusey · #39 06-01-2010, 09:17 PM

Dear Andrew, This is so very much the information I was looking for! I carefully copied the script and later the photos to better study them and then put script and photos together. I hope you don't mind. That made it easier, as copying the pages as formatted here was very difficult. Let me know if you want me to post that reformatted version, or perhaps mail it to you so you can approve it. Meanwhile let me say that yes, the expense of ready made encaustic supplies has had me very nervous. This is what I needed to plunge ahead. Thanks so much! I am aslo waiting for a respirator. I seem to have seen that bicarbonate soda puts out a flash flame if one should unfortunately occur. Does that sound right? And I am very curious about the digital thermometer that beeps...a cooking supply I would image?

mingusey · #40 06-01-2010, 11:02 PM

Dear Charlye and Andy or any other encaustic aficionados out there: What about using a "natural" solvent such as Eco-House mentioned on the back of the envelope for the Damar Crystals they sell? For example, their citrus solvent. It would be easier than pounding, but perhaps would that make the heated wax/damar combo much more flammable?

arivle · #41 02-01-2011, 06:00 AM

I'm just about to start working in encaustics and can't find an electric griddle for less than £250 here in the UK. Are there any other UK-based members who could lead me in the right direction?

Many thanks!

PaulsArt · #42 02-03-2011, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mingusey

Dear Charlye and Andy or any other encaustic aficionados out there: What about using a "natural" solvent such as Eco-House mentioned on the back of the envelope for the Damar Crystals they sell? For example, their citrus solvent. It would be easier than pounding, but perhaps would that make the heated wax/damar combo much more flammable?

Just in time a quick reply!

It is easy to crush the damar crystal. Put it in a plastic bag and apply a hammer, brick or other heavy dense object. It will smash up real easy into a fine powder.

I melt the damar powder first and then add a little wax and stir it up. Then add more wax and stir more. I melt the damar first because it has a higher melting point than the wax. It does take a bit of stirring to get it well mixed.

PaulsArt · #43 02-03-2011, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by arivle

I'm just about to start working in encaustics and can't find an electric griddle for less than £250 here in the UK. Are there any other UK-based members who could lead me in the right direction?

Many thanks!

I am not in the UK, altho I have visited before. I think this one looks like ti would work ok. It has temperature control. You might need to email them and ask how low the temperature can be set. 150 to 200 would be good range.

Presto 07046 Tilt 'n Drain Big Griddle Cool-Touch Electric Griddle

#44 12-16-2011, 03:34 PM

I wonder if you can do encaustic on some kind of a very thick paper; like cardboard or stretched denim (treated) with Crayola crayons. You can buy a cheap set of crayons for less than 5.00, and melt them down, but the only way I know how to is the searing heat of the sun on a summer day, and it's winter! Plus I also have a studio in my folk's home, so I have to be wary of getting super messy. I saw a gallery of encaustic paintings. My Dad loved them !

**Printmakerguy** · #45 12-16-2011, 03:53 PM

Crayons actually work quite well, although they do work differently than encaustic medium does. When they cool, they are a lot more brittle so you have to be careful, especially on a more flexible support.

Also, the colors will sometimes fade over time.

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