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Alicia Tormey🔹Artist & Creative Guide on Instagram: "Yes…it’s true… I paint with wax. And…nope…it’s not going to melt. Encaustic paint does contain beeswax as the base, but it also contains Damar resin, which is a natural tree gum that increases the hardness, clarity, and overall melting temperature of the paint. So even though encaustic is a wax based paint, it’s incredibly durable.  #encaustic #encausticpainting #encausticartist #encausticart #paintingtechniques #shellacburn" Contemporary Nature Art, Wax Trapping Art How To, Wax Trapping Art, Wax Trapping, Wax Painting Art, Painting Tutorial Watercolor, Encaustic Art Ideas, Encaustic Painting Tutorial, Encaustic Art Tutorials

Alicia Tormey🔹Artist & Creative Guide on Instagram: "Yes…it’s true… I paint with wax. And…nope…it’s not going to melt. Encaustic paint does contain beeswax as the base, but it also contains Damar resin, which is a natural tree gum that increases the hardness, clarity, and overall melting temperature of the paint. So even though encaustic is a wax based paint, it’s incredibly durable. #encaustic #encausticpainting #encausticartist #encausticart #paintingtechniques #shellacburn"

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Creating Dimensional Encaustic Paintings - Issuu Encaustic Sculpture, Plaster Gauze, Encaustic Technique, Encaustic Wax Art, Aluminum Foil Art, Encaustic Artist, Independent Study, Wax Art, Visual Archive

For my first five years working in encaustic, I took pleasure in making the surface of my paintings smooth and bubble free. I loved the process and the seductive feel of my finished pieces. Eventually though, I needed texture and sculptural elements to tell my story. I had begun a series of paintings showing evidence of time passing and the complexity of accumulated years: walls peeling, layers revealed, rough textures. I experimented by embedding canvas and papers in wax. That worked fairly…

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