What is Encaustic Art?
Encaustic Art is a process using coloured wax melted on an iron and applied to a non-absorbent card surface to form abstract and realistic pictures.
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The basic tool is an Encaustic Iron that is kept at a low temperature of between 7 and 9 degrees centigrade which is used as a palette for the wax. Only Encaustic Wax is used as candles or children’s crayons give poor results because the mixing of beeswax and pigment if very specialised.
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No drawing skills are needed. Everyone can enjoy this easy colourful technique to produce exciting results quickly with a sense of achievement. Everyone is unique, and unless you become a real expert, each picture is a surprise.
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