Color, Light & Layers Encaustic
Workshop | Available
Designed for those with some encaustic painting experience, this workshop takes a deeper dive into progressive painting and mixed media encaustic techniques to include color mixing, transparency and opacity, blending and gradations and how to organize layers of color and visual information. Encaustic color mixing is a two-fold process that involves the mixing of color and the consideration of translucency/opacity--which when done correctly, can produce gorgeous paintings filled with translucency, vibrancy and light. We will focus intensely on this process as well as take a deep dive into alternative application techniques, layering, blending, gradations and comprehensive scraping and layer manipulation techniques. Learn how to use three different fusing tools (heat gun, torch and iron) to create various effects. It is helpful, but not necessary to have had any previous experience with the encaustic medium to take this workshop.
- • Sketchbook or notebook/sketching materials
• 1-2 wooden painting panels (your preference of 8x8 or 10x10, but no larger or smaller, please.) Your preference if you want to add encaustic gesso, but nothing coated in acrylic or acrylic gesso!!
• 2 to 4 hake or hog's bristle natural hair brushes in 1-2 inch sizes (no larger than 2.5 inches) for encaustic painting (1 brush will be designated your medium brush (no larger than 1.5 inch), so it must be free of color if you are bringing used brushes)
• any tool or material that you can’t do without while working with encaustic (we all have our favorites, please bring if you can.)
• A package of razor blades or clay scraper
• Your favorite art book to share with the class
• Decorative stencils, mesh, doilies, etc-anything flat with open areas that can be used as a stencil