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encausticstudio

a wax workshopin mixed-media art

DANIELLA WOOLF

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Parchment paper, also called professional bakers paper, is

available through bakeries and most grocery stores and canbe run through toner-based (laser) printers and copiers.

You can use each side of the paper twice before discarding

as long as you dont cut out the individual images from the

sheet. Parchment paper wont work with all printers and

copiers, so experiment.

transfer withparchment paperMATERIALS + TOOLS

Basic encaustic tool kit

(page 18)

Cradled panel or othersubstrate prepared with asmooth encaustic surface

Toner-based image onparchment paper

Burnishing tool

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1 | Make a toner-based photocopyon parchment paper of the image

or images you want to transfer. You

can also print in color with a toner-

based printer and transfer color

imagery. (If necessary, tape the

parchment paper to a base sheet

of plain copy paper so it will run

through the printer successfully. On

my printer, I run a single sheet of

parchment using the manual feed.

After printing an image, run a plain

sheet of paper through the printer

to clean it before moving on to the

next sheet of parchment.) Place

the parchment paper, image side

down, on your smooth encaustic

surface. Rub the image with a

burnishing toolto transfer the

image to the surface.

2 | Repeat with a second imageifdesired. I added a color image.

3 | Lightly fusethe image so thetoner will become encapsulated in

the wax.

4 |After fusing, allow the surfaceto cool. Apply a thin coat of

transparent encaustic paintor

encaustic medium to protect the

image.

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For this project,I shredded multiplecopies of a printedimage of a painting thatI loved. I cut the imagein different waysfirst with vertical cuts,then horizontal ones,then randomlybeforerearranging the shreds

and gluing them on acradled panel.

MATERIALS + TOOLS

Basic encaustic tool kit

(page 18)

Cradled panel, 8" 8"(20.5 20.5 cm)

White acrylic paint or whiteencaustic gesso

Multiple color copies onuncoated paper of a colorfulpainting or image

Shredder or scissors

Rives BFK or smoothwatercolor paper, about10" 10" (25.5 25.5 cm) or

enough to cover all panels

X-Acto knife

Metal ruler

Cutting matPVA glue or acrylic gel

medium

Optional:metal measuringcup with lip for pouring wax

P R O J E C T


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G A L L E R Y

Sail Away Boats

Moms Recipes Collage

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Collage with

Papers

Powdered

Pigment on Paper

or Medium

CombineTexture + Color

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TransferDrawn Images


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WAXpoetic withexpert instructionAward-winning encaustic artist Daniella Woolf shares her groundbreaking techniques

and ideas in e Encaustic Studio. Inside this essential resource on encaustic art, youlldiscover a thorough introduction to materials and methods and a wonderful array of

techniques, from image transfers to combining color with r ich texture.

Daniella shares her unique approach to mixed-media encaustic art using collage,

written text, filled incisions, three-dimensional casting, and many other techniques,

along with advice on good studio practice and encaustic fundamentals. An inspiring

selection of easy projects will help you embrace the myriad possibilities of these

encaustic techniques. A one-hour bonus DVD showcases Daniellas expert teaching

and the books extensive techniques.

DANIELLA WOOLF,known as the encaustic gypsy, has worked in fiber, collage,jewelry and metalsmithing, installation, and encaustic art. She teaches for R&F

Handmade Paints and WaxWorksWest and conducts workshops around the world.

She is the author of Encaustic with a Textile Sensibilityand producer of a teaching

DVD under the same title. Daniellas work has been published in many catalogs and

magazines. She lives in Santa Cruz, California.

Paperback with DVD

8.5 10.25, 160 pages

ISBN 978-1-59668-390-7

$26.95

Available April 2012

CONTENTS

IntroductionA Mixed-MediaDream Come True

Tools + Materials

Studio Practice + Creativity

Fundamentals ofEncaustic Painting

I. Techniques

TRANSFERSToner-Based Images

Parchment Paper

Rub-On Type

Drawn Images

Wax-Free TransferPaper and Carbon Paper

Joss Paper, Metal Leaf,and Metallic Foil

LINES + EDGESPainters Tape, Incise and Fill,and Wax Stylus Pen

Stencils

Pigment Sticks

Pencils and Wax-Based Crayons

COLLAGEPaper and Die-Cut Shapes

String as a Collage Element

Fabrics, Fibers, and Plants

PIGMENTSPowdered Pigment on

Paper or MediumIndia Ink

Watercolor

DIMENSIONSCast and Pour 3-D Shapes

Pour a Level Wax Surface

Texture and Color Combined

II. Projects

A Day with Your Collage

Moms Recipes

True Grid

Shredded Love Letters

Distorted ImageBirth Celebration

Pyramids

Layers of Color Collage

Sail Away Boats

Resources

Bibliography

Index

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