Encaustic art techniques

Collaging with encaustic paint and napkins. Mixed media collage process videos.

By Kellie Day in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials I’ve always been fascinated by encaustic art and the eerie, soft look it has. All those layers of wax are incredibly intriguing, and up until recently, were a complete mystery to me as to how they were created. Just to give you an example, here’s a close-in detail of an encaustic piece entitled Fire Divided by encaustic artist and teacher Shawna Moore. Amazing, isn’t it? So smoky and soft, and textured! For those […]

Here are some more images from the International Encaustic Artist’s retreat from last weekend! I learned several techniques from my new friends who were extremely generous with their time and…

A Non-Traditional style of Encaustic painting. An explanation of how Randy L Purcell paints by transferring ink on top of beeswax.

Using wood glue and loving the texture and patterns that come out of each unique encaustic piece.

Faux Encaustic Technique by Heather Tracy for The Graphics Fairy

I decided to embrace the fact that I am a beginner at encaustic. As a beginner, I allowed myself to mess it up, try different techniques, and play!

Kim Kool is an encaustic artist with a studio in Caledon Ontario. Encaustics is the ancient art form of painting with molten beeswax, heat, and fire.