Not everyone knows that you can create a masterpiece with the help of iron. Encaustic - is an ancient art of wax painting. According to historians, it was known in the time of ancient civilizations. Paintings, executed in this technique, are resistant and can be stored for years. Drawing is available for the home environment, and for this you need a few tools.
Features of technology
Previously encaustic used special tools that allow to warm up the wax and apply it to the surface. Now it is easier to do with iron. It is important to choose a model with a flat sole and without "stripping" function. Novice artists can use regular crayons.
The basis is better to take dense glossy cardboard. Encaustic just have a few ways of working:
- Smoothing - iron is carried out from one side to the other.
- Impression - sole device touches the surface and rises sharply. This way you can create streaks in the picture.
- Line - it is the sheet touching the side edges of the iron. With it depict trees, mountains and other objects.
- Small parts - the tip of the iron deposited wax crayon, and the device is applied to the cardboard. With such a reception, you can draw the birds, flowers and animals.
Draw is very simple in the encaustic technique - necessary to heat the iron and the sole cause wax crayons. The choice of colors depends on the ideas of the artist. Can be represented by abstract shapes and try to draw a picture of the scene.
Professional encaustic performed using a special pen - Kauther. With its help create small details of the picture.
There is an alternative way of drawing with wax. For it will require a hair dryer with a temperature switch. At the upper edge of the paper sheet put wax crayons. They are heated, and as soon as they start to spread - a palette knife smeared over the surface. This method is suitable to work with children.
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To get started, you need to prepare thick cardboard and support for it, since otherwise the table is stained. It is possible to lay a rubber sheet or sheets of paper. Next you need to turn the iron on the lowest temperature and begin to draw on the sole of the fine. You may use several colors.
Then the device is turned on and held a cardboard sheet. This should be unseparated, smoothly and without pressing the sole. You can do this several times - This will create an unusual combination of colors.
Before reusing the sole carefully wipe with a paper towel. If an artist wants to paint the mountain, then it is enough to paint over part of the iron black. Then the sole is applied to the background and sharply tear. It turns out the triangular mark.
The combination of brown and green vegetation will create shade. With reception separation can represent various shrubs and small trees. To add highlights using lime wax crayon.
At the end of draw small details tip and side edges of the iron. Some places detail wax pencils. The finished picture is left to dry and then inserted into the frame.
at work it is important to take into account the combination of colors. When mixed, they may give different shades, so there is plenty of room for imagination.
This painting technique is suitable to work with children of preschool age, but it is important that parents helped them. You can buy a small and easy-iron model.
With encaustic create abstract paintings, landscapes and more. Technique does not require special skills in painting, and it can serve as a means of relaxation. In the process of drawing a person should not limit yourself.
