| ~Encaustic
Wax Art How-To~ How to Make an Encaustic Wax Card |
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| Let's
Get Started So You Can See How Fast & Easy it is to Create in
Encaustic Wax Painting
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| Rub
the wax colors you wish to use on the hot iron surface to melt them.
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In this
example, the hot wax colors are drawn across the top of the card to create a sky. |
The
sky contains several colors blended together easily using the hot wax. |
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| Now
it is time for green and gold to create a colorful terrain.
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The hot iron is
used as a "brush" to paint the hot wax colors smoothly into place. |
In
a matter of minutes you have expressed your creativity for all to see, including you. |
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| Because
you can re-heat the wax on the card, you can continue to change it or add to it.
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Unleash your
creativity and have fun with the colors and your imagination. |
Reheat
the wax and continue to blend it in any direction with seems appealing. |
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| A
scribe enhances the design by etching a path through the cooled, waxy green grass.
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All edges of
the heated iron can create various designs in the hot wax. |
Very
quickly the card has many colors and textures of wax design & dimension |
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| Using
the scribe again, more detail is added to the path through the grass.
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Next the scribe
is used to etch a country fence along the edges of the path. |
In
a matter of minutes, a beautiful work of art has nearly been accomplished. |
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| The
stylus is an elegant heated tool which melts more discreet details into the wax design.
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By dipping the
hot stylus tip into purple wax, delicate flowers begin to grow along the path. |
Delicate
details like the center of the flowers are accomplished with the stylus. |
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| Within minutes your Encaustic Wax Art masterpiece is ready to share. | ||||
