This week we continued with Encaustic. And for this project I decided to try a portrait. As you can see, it was a bit more difficult to manipulate the wax to get the desired effect.
Somehow the wax would melt to quickly and dissipate the colours, I had difficulty finding the right distance with the heat gun to allow me to work the wax. The other part that I found frustrating this time around was how the brushes would dry up with a blob of wax on them. I quickly learned that trying to melt the wax with the gun was disastrous for the brushes, the best way was to let the brushes stand in hot wax until it melt the blob. I believe my set up this time around wasn't as good as my first try.
I was out of the Zone, I may have tried too hard. A difficult medium to play with, a challenging one, but I find it very stimulating because it forces you to be creative in its handling.
So, this was the last Encaustic class, we will present our work at the end of the session along with other projects.
Next week we are starting the glazing process, working with a live model for 4 weeks. Looking forward to it.
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Hello there :)
ReplyDeleteWow this turned out really really well!
I admire the fact you can find this type of class in your area.
Your story of being a back to your art "late bloomer" is inspirational.
I am mysteriousbones on twitter btw you added me thanks so much!
Your work is inspirational.