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Find out what happens when mixed media meets melted medium

In its purest form, encaustic painting is as simple as applying melted beeswax to an absorbent surface. In Encaustic Workshop, it becomes much more: a dynamic medium where anything goes and the possibilities are endless.

Packed with step-by-step techniques, helpful tips and diverse examples of completed works, Encaustic Workshop brings all the accessibility and excitement of a mixed-media workshop to your own workspace. If youre a beginner, youll find everything you need to know to get started. If youre a more advanced crafter or fine artist, youll discover things you never knew you could do with encaustic.

Instructions and photos will guide you as you learn to:

Apply, layer, color and carve wax to create artwork rich with texture and depth.
Create collages that combine encaustic with papers, fabric, found objects, image transfers and more.
Experiment with charcoal, inks, watercolors, pastels and other mediums to create unexpected effects in the wax.

Then, complete step-by-step projects and an extensive inspirational gallery will show you how you can combine the techniques youve learned to create more complex works.

Sign your creativity up for this Encaustic Workshopthen just melt, paint and play!

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Encaustic Workshop Copyright 2009 by Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch Manufactured - photo 1

Encaustic Workshop Copyright 2009 by Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch. Manufactured in China. All rights reserved. The patterns and drawings in the book are for personal use of reader. By permission of the author and publisher, they may be either hand-traced or photocopied to make single copies, but under no circumstances may they be resold or republished. It is permissible for the purchaser to make the projects contained herein and sell them at fairs, bazaars and craft shows. No other part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote a brief passage in review. Published by North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. (800) 289-0963. First edition.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Seggebruch, Patricia Baldwin.
Encaustic workshop : artistic techniques for working with wax / Patricia Seggebruch. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-60061-106-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Wax craft. 2. Encaustic painting. I. Title.
TT866.S45 2009
736.93--dc22

2008025927

Editors: Tonia Davenport and Jessica Strawser
Designer: Marissa Bowers
Production Coordinator: Greg Nock
Photographers: Adam Hand, Christine Polomsky
and Bethany Vail

DEDICATION

My business is not to remake myself,

But make the absolute best of what God made. Robert Browning

I believe part of my business is to share with enthusiasm and passion the things Ive come to learn and discover on earth. Therefore, it is my hope that this book carries the absolute best of me and that some of the passion I carry for this medium will be passed to you. And so, this book is first and foremost dedicated to you, my readers!

To the best four redheads in the whole wide world Conner, Daniel, Brian and Patrickwho continue to believe that having an artist for a mom is a cool thing.

To mom and dad: For allowing me to doodle on surfaces not always designed for such creative expression.

To my painting pals: Loving support is a gift and a blessing!

To John: Love unconditionally. Life is too short.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Without the support and encouragement from Ampersand Art Supply, Daniel Smith Finest Quality Artists Materials and R&F Handmade Paints, the energy behind this book would never have been ignited. Deepest thanks to them all for their generous and heartfelt support.

Thanks also to North Light Books and the team who brought this unknown, untrod path of publication to light for me. So much joy in a dream realized!

INTRODUCTION

Waxing POETIC

The beauty of art: Isnt that whats drawn you to this book, to this medium, to painting at all? The splendor of it? The simple pleasure of looking at a beautiful painting and feeling your heart respond, your soul wake up? Not your mindits been working on overtime with lifes tasksbut your heart and soul.

So it was for me upon discovering the joy of encaustic. It is where I found, and continue to find, my closest connection to the world at largeand to the smaller one on the inside. This medium is a dynamic one where anything goes and the possibilities are endless. If you are seeking creative release and experimentation, you will find it in this medium.

Encaustic literally means to burn. In its most basic interpretation, then, encaustic is hot, melted (or burned, if you will) wax. It can be as simple as beeswax melted and applied to an absorbent surface. Ancient beginnings harken back to Trojan ships sealed with pigmented wax; the original intent to make them watertight evolved into a means of decorating and personalizing each ship. The modern-day revival of encaustic and the experimental anything-goes nature of todays art world have allowed for a tremendous resurgence of painting in hot wax, experimenting with any and all techniques in it.

You agreeIm sure you agree, that beauty is the only thing worth living for.

Agatha Christie

My goal is to bring the encaustic workshop to you in your own studio as I walk you through each step in creating beautiful encaustic paintings. If this is your first taste of encaustic, begin with the simple application of wax to the board. Then, once youre comfortable with the basics, begin exploring all the possibilities in the medium, step by step. Delve into incising (see page 28), try your hand at collage (see page 38) or jump into image transfers (see page 58). Each chapter provides new techniques that will further enrich and enliven your encaustic painting and your own enjoyment of working in this versatile medium.

If you have experience with encaustic and have come to this book with the hope of finding new and exciting techniques to enhance your work, skip to the chapter headings and pick one to inspire you to fresh approaches to the medium. Then, try them all. Play, experiment and discover the rich, organic nature of the medium.

And, as I do in all my workshops, I invite you to keep in touch. Feel free to ask me the question thats got you puzzled or simply to share your experiences in encaustic with me by visiting www.pbsartist.com.

At the end of all the toe-tapping, blood-pumping fun technique chapters in this book, Ive included an Inspiration Gallery filled with examples of my paintings that combine the techniques outlined in this book in new and interesting ways. I hope it shows you that this is just the beginning of what you can accomplish in encaustic! And remember, creativity happens in the pauses; pause, take a deep breath and turn the page. Lets begin!

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

Oftentimes artists will shy away from beginning in encaustic because they fear a costly investment to get started or a messy setup that will take over their studios. Neither fear is warranted. The cost can be kept minimal by investing in hardware products from home stores or hardware stores (which work just as well as more specialized products), and the mess is nonexistent. The product is self-contained in its cooled state, and all tools and surfaces can be cleaned by simply melting the wax away. In fact, if youre using brushes and other tools specifically for this medium, they need not be cleaned at all!

You need only a few basic essentials to begin encaustic painting. Ive listed them here, along with a few of my favorite tools, to get you started. As you begin to explore the techniques in this book you will realize that the possibilities for tools and materials compatible with encaustic are endless. Anything goes! Once you master working with the basic elements of the medium, the sky is the limit.

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