I just came across your channel and I am wanting to try this medium. This was a fabulous demonstration (I see that it was done 6 years ago) but it helped me to see the possibilities and get it straight in my mind what possibilities there are with this medium. Thank-you so much…the pictures turned out beautiful! 😊
@lucretiaonutube
12 күн бұрын
I've never thought to do the whole piece first and then finish off with a layer of wax ... I usually start with wax and just keep adding ... this method is way easier!!
@arteriasartsinteriordecor4872
5 жыл бұрын
I use Grumbacher's Grumtine, made with orange peel oil to blend my oil pastels, works great, smells nice, and is very safe to use. I would never use vegetable oil in artwork, as you can run into issues with the oil becoming rancid over time.
@laurineibel5340
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Shawn..please know that i love your videos and your process. These are adorable. I do encaustic and try to educate people about it. It is a lot of fun but it is a process that has specific needs
@dorothykovak4900
6 жыл бұрын
Wow. No words...Wow. Beautiful and ethereal. Wow. Thanks for sharing.
@girlmettle
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great method. Beautiful pieces. Thank you for sharing.
@nickdesbois4597
5 жыл бұрын
I love love love these......
@KarenlizH
6 жыл бұрын
These are beautiful. You made encaustic look easy. Now I have to try it.
@amandamiller796
6 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to try this. It looks really fun
@kerryloper6142
2 жыл бұрын
Those pieces are beautiful. I love them. Thanks for sharing. ❤️
@ashtonal.2634
3 жыл бұрын
thats really nice, love it
@mousharma8157
4 жыл бұрын
It is soo amazingly beautiful, vintage look mix art, I'll definitely try it for sure...Thank you for sharing
@StudioPashnada
6 жыл бұрын
This triptych is beautiful and deserves to last the test of time. Unfortunately plastic & wax don't mix so, in time, the wax will lift from the acrylic, gel medium & gesso. You can get a similar look with acrylics by layering the tinted gel medium (not gloss).
@maireadholohan6579
Жыл бұрын
acrylics are plastics
@221b-Maker-Street
Жыл бұрын
@@maireadholohan6579 Yes, and encaustic is wax! You can get special encaustic gesso, but the normal type isn't suitable for encaustic painting. You also need to use oil paints, not acrylics. Otherwise, you're in effect creating a vinaigrette where the oil and water separate. In short, if you want to work with encaustic wax at all, you need _oil_ paints or oil pastels, but not acrylics. Hope that clarifies things.
@SMC127
3 ай бұрын
I wondered about this myself. Love the work/results but hearing acrylic in encaustic confused me
@jolac46
6 жыл бұрын
I love your paintings. They're fantastic. I need to try this one day.
@jonicrawford1224
6 жыл бұрын
Another lovely project. Thanks for making new techniques so approachable.
@justinakavanagh3058
5 жыл бұрын
Just gorgeous. Thank You.
@suzieq23ify
6 жыл бұрын
I gave your video(s) a like but rather give them a love! Just beautiful.
@SewCrazi
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved watching this process! Using the pan pastels that way is fabulous! 😍
@tishyaarora2994
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely loved it
@micheleleech8128
7 ай бұрын
Beautiful work. Inspiring.
@secretsquirrelaimee7721
3 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome!! Love it!!
@cheryl7476
5 жыл бұрын
This was fun to watch, Shawn. I haven’t done encaustic art in years. I loved it. Will have to hunt for my beeswax, heating tray, and finally get some nice oil pastels. Thanks for doing this. I’ll have something fun to do, once all my valentines are done. Thanks
@Cyrilmc222004
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Shawn, those little landscapes are stunning and beautiful and gorgeous and breathtaking......I really love 💕 them. But, without the frame, I really think 💭 it detracts from the finished pieces. xxx Mags
@rickiquilt
6 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous
@tracychastain6611
Жыл бұрын
This is really one of the best videos!!
@m.smith2001
5 жыл бұрын
They do have encaustic gesso now but I read that you can use chalk paint because it works well with wax...excited to try.
@geenamarquez76
6 жыл бұрын
I LOVE your pieces Shawn!!! ❤️❤️
@andreagriffioen73
4 жыл бұрын
Looks very nice
@feltthefluff
4 ай бұрын
I am inspired! Thank you.
@whyducks1
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@theresasuttle711
3 жыл бұрын
I have only just found you and I love your work! Thank you for sharing!
@brenjamison4341
5 жыл бұрын
This is really beau
@nickadamopoulos6472
5 жыл бұрын
Lovely work Thanks S
@Crafty-xy4or
6 жыл бұрын
Wow! Ive Never hears of encaustic medium before. It looks very interesting! Love the pieces you did using this as well.
@azzuparis
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm so in love with these!!! Thanks for sharing 💕
@danabarnes230
6 жыл бұрын
Oh I have to try this!!!!
@cynthiatalbott-nelson7530
6 жыл бұрын
Shawn these are wonderful! Love watching your process.
@kimcataldo3316
6 жыл бұрын
So fun!
@TACSTAMPS2U
6 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for sharing your talents... Hugs Kim
@annekekielstra428
6 жыл бұрын
Amazing I love this technique so much. ❤️🇳🇱
@anabela_nunes_artist
Жыл бұрын
Bravoooo!
@odiebear3
6 жыл бұрын
I teach encaustic painting and I can tell you not to use acrylics in any form and that includes regular gesso. Encaustic gesso has some tooth or texture to the surface and holds the wax to the substrate. Sometimes magic happens and you create something that you just love and want on your wall. It's heartbreaking when it starts to delaminate or when the wax starts to flake off and also chip. Please don't put out incorrect information because some people that are just starting out don't know anything more than what they've seen on your demonstration.
@mariaelviraviera3841
6 жыл бұрын
Soy de Argentina y si bien pinto con acrilicos, mixmedia y generalmente realizo texturas, encontre esta tecnica que no veo que se realice aqui en Argentina. Podría darme unos parametros del tipo de material especifico que se utiliza? y alguna bibliografia para informarme al respecto?? por supuesto mis primeros pasos serian con lo que pueda encontrar aqui... (cera de abeja comun, ceras coloreadas de niños, y asumo que el pan pastel que utilizan seria como las tizas pastel (pero molidas o en polvo) Mil gracias por la molestia
@artismyyogajenniferdanyaub5129
5 жыл бұрын
I completely agree. Wax and acrylic do not mix. For an alternative to acrylic gesso, milk paint works really well because it remains an absorbent surface, and the wax soak in. . I definitely would not cover an acrylic surface with encaustic.
@mariannelaney633
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed - this is NOT encaustic
@JG-sy5cw
2 жыл бұрын
@@mariannelaney633 Exacto ! La Encàustica es una técnica donde se emplea el fuego, el calor sobre el soporte y el encáusto solo es con cera vugen de abeja de preferencia y resina de damar de preferencia...y nada más.
@cherylmacedo5521
4 ай бұрын
This. Is. Cool !!!
@christinebarone2151
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@renamiller8555
4 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous! Love this technique.
@jenniferlambert3886
4 жыл бұрын
I have found that being an artist or a crafter is very expensive. It seems like once you think you have all the supplies you need, you watch another video and realize, “I need that too!”
@ShawnPetite
4 жыл бұрын
Meee tooo! The struggle is real!
@judithgillam5074
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful !!! Thank you ! Kind regards - Judi - Australia
@crescentmooncottage
6 жыл бұрын
Very interesting ❤️
@hummerklein2567
4 жыл бұрын
I’m new to your channel and thank you for sharing this with me and God bless you and yours
@HeiderosesPhotograph
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic :)
@jacquelinecrawford3297
5 жыл бұрын
You made it look like something I might could do. Thank you!!!!
@EvaVilla-pm5mv
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve been wanting to try. Going to check local thrift store for a hot plate.
@gracierosemiller4411
5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video but you would want to use cold wax over acrylic, not encaustic wax.
@marybirder5663
6 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for doing these encaustic pieces! I was under the impression that I would need to use encaustic gesso and NOT acrylic gesso, but I see here that's not the case. Now I know acrylics can be used along with encaustic medium. When you sealed these it looked like bees wax, which gives such a great effect. Your art pieces came out great, so thanks for the inspiration!
@laurineibel5340
6 жыл бұрын
mary birder ..I'm sorry to burst ypur bubble but u will need encaustic gesso. Regular gesso will not stand up to the heat used in encaustic..and wax and acrylic do not do well together.
@dorothykovak4900
6 жыл бұрын
Laurin, she used the process you say won’t work. Is the problem in how it ages if you mix wax and acrylic?
@ShawnPetite
6 жыл бұрын
mary birder just remember that acrylic works as the under layer not on top and if i was doing a piece in only encaustic i would use encaustic gesso thanks for watching
@TheTinkerersWife
6 жыл бұрын
@@ShawnPetite With respect, It works the same regardless, wax resists acrylic as it is not porous. Encaustic medium/paint, require porous surfaces they can melt down into. The burning in, or fusing is necessary for encaustic paintings to hold up, including and especially mixed media pieces. Acrylic is non porous thus the encaustic medium never burns in, or fuses as it were, to acrylic paint or acrylic gesso. It's basic encaustic technology. You mentioned not knowing much about encaustic painting at the front of your video, which was in part why I chimed in. I've been studying it for a while now myself, taking classes and digesting everything I can find on this wonderful art form. Actually I've been taking classes from Linda Robertson, for a couple now. She is a well respected, nationally known encaustic artist and is one of those many professional encaustic artists I mentioned who warns against using acrylics together with encaustics. What was said by her and other sources, is that this had been tried in the past by several artists and their attempts failed, leaving them with paintings that were coming apart, one so badly it fell off in a gallery. I saw videos and articles espousing this technique recently, which was interesting with the failed history it has. So as with many things, it seems history is repeating itself. Al. That said, I'm not sure where you got your information from, but you may want to do a bit more research. Please know I am not trying to put you down in any way, but am only hoping to help those wanting to try encaustic in mixed media so their pieces won't fail but stand up over time. God knows I've made my share of mistakes and know it seems there's always more to learn about this 3000 year old medium. So I'm only wanting to help.
@ShawnPetite
6 жыл бұрын
Patty, I understand what your saying and I respect your depth of knowledge and as I said I'm not an expert, the pieces that I create are small and I've been doing this technique for 6 or so years with fun results. Including using it in an art journal. I know it's not the traditional way, it just about having fun and trying new things. Thanks for all your info. I'm sure that it will be helpful to those who want to know more and thanks for watching!
@johvan39
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks enjoyed
@maryannpetri3230
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@user-cp5zk7ck9s
5 жыл бұрын
Супер!😉👍👌
@madonnadove
5 жыл бұрын
Why does everyone say not to use acrylic with encaustic? Yours looks great!
@sharonelizabeth4248
5 жыл бұрын
Because it will eventually fail and lift from the sub straight. R&F has a gesso that is made specifically for encaustics. If you don't want to go to that expense just apply the wax directly to the bare wood or try to get "Sargent's Art-Time "White" Tempera Paint". Apparently, it does not contain acrylics which do not work with encaustic paint. They're like oil and water. To test your project, put it in the freezer for a couple of days and then take it out and let it come up to room temperature. Next, do a touch check all over the piece to see if there is any lifting. If you hear or feel it flex, it has failed. Don't despair, just pop it off, sand-off the gesso from the board and remelt your wax and start over. The other glaringly omission from this video is that it is vitally important to have your griddle in front of a window or vent to extract the fumes out of your workspace. I use a fan in my window to make sure the airflow goes out and not at me. There should also be a fan behind your work area bringing in clean air into your pretty pink lungs. It doesn't have to be on full tilt or giving you a chill, just moving the air. This is Encaustic's 101 People! Best Practices! The other glaringly bad practice in this video is the lack of protection on the presenters' hands when using the oil sticks which may contain toxic pigments like Cadmium Red, Cadmium Orange, Chromium-Cerulean Blue, Chrome Oxide Green, Cobalt Blue...to list just a few. During her voice over I noticed her having issues with a tickle in her throat...ENCAUSTIC DONE WRONG MAY CAUSE IRRITATIONS AND CAN BECOME A CARCINOGEN!!! Any art or craft that is done without the use of safety and best practices can be lethal and these presenters should be doing their homework and not endangering their followers with bad information. CRAFTS DONE WRONG CAN KILL!!! I hope this helps and please know that I wasn't yelling at you...just venting at the substandard instruction on the internet.
@arteriasartsinteriordecor4872
5 жыл бұрын
Looks great, yet over time will fail due to lack of knowledge on how to use encaustic correctly. You cannot mix acrylics with oil based encaustic and wax. Basic chemistry oil and water ( or in this case, plastic acrylic) don't mix.
@ThatStoicWitch
4 жыл бұрын
@@sharonelizabeth4248 It also will produce toxic fumes when heated. Pan pastels, India ink, oils (leave the paint on a paper towel for a few hours to remove most of the oil), or R&F sticks work great. As for the gesso, You can use chalk paint as a less expensive sub to the R&F encaustic Gesso. A good rule of thumb is to never use plastic or solvents in encaustic works.
@nicoleatangana756
2 жыл бұрын
😍👍😍👌
@user-st7pm2nc1s
7 ай бұрын
Очень красиво. Я только учусь. Скажите пожалуйста, мелки это что? Пастель? Она Масляная или сухая?
@jacquipexton
3 жыл бұрын
They look fantastic. Do you use the mdf blocks to stand or have you found another way to display. I get old and new bits of thick cut up wood because I can’t afford those wooden panels. Many thanks
@kaesnow2380
3 жыл бұрын
Cold wax would be a better choice than encaustic over acrylic.
@CeliseMcLaughlin
6 жыл бұрын
how fortuitous is this? I was wondering if I could use oil pastels.. So fun. Thank you.
@ShawnPetite
6 жыл бұрын
Celise McLaughlin yes oil pastels and encaustic are so yummy together!
@diveparis
2 жыл бұрын
I'm new to this encaustic process, but from what I have heard, you can't mix acrylics and encaustic as the encaustic won't adhere to the acrylic? Is this not correct? Thanks
@moneewilliams5765
6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I have never used encaustic. Would melted beeswax have a similar look?
@ShawnPetite
6 жыл бұрын
Monee Williams yes.. it can be a little yellow or you can get the filtered bees wax thats lighter in color
@moneewilliams5765
6 жыл бұрын
Shawn Petite I have some right now. I'm going to try it today! Thanks ♡
@ramonabeville5794
2 жыл бұрын
Encaustic medium is beeswax and damar crystals melted together. The damar allows for the beeswax to have a harder surface once it sets than with just the beeswax alone.
@barbarajane543
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!! Do you use encaustic gesso?? (Or regular gesso??) Thank you
@arteriasartsinteriordecor4872
5 жыл бұрын
Please use encaustic gesso! Ventilate your workspace as well.
@derickelsner6802
4 жыл бұрын
Do you have to gesso mdf board?
@marieryan7973
Жыл бұрын
How can I learn to do this
@Engelhafen
3 жыл бұрын
Lol, u consider that a minimal supply of materials?
@cindykromholtz1176
6 жыл бұрын
love this. what is the mix for the fine writer? thanks
@ShawnPetite
6 жыл бұрын
Cindy Kromholtz fluid acylic a bit of water and airbrush medium
@JG-sy5cw
2 жыл бұрын
Esto no es Encàustica ! Información errónea !
@allisonjames2923
8 ай бұрын
These are beautiful pieces, but unfortunately, encaustic wax over acrylic will crack over time. See: Encaustic Basics Part II: Preparing Substrates, Fusing, Adding Color BY MMA TEAM
@saintmoz
6 жыл бұрын
People do not follow this demo, acrylic and acrylic gesso are not compatible with encaustic. You can’t fuse encaustic to plastic and that’s what acrylic is, it will fall off. Don’t just take my word for it, check out R&F and there advice. I know the person who made this video had the best of intentions, but please don’t use acrylic anywhere near encaustic.
@arteriasartsinteriordecor4872
5 жыл бұрын
That's what I thought as well, however, figured she had a new take on it? Looks like this isn't a good choice, so, you know what they say about good intentions...
@TheTinkerersWife
6 жыл бұрын
No no no...do not use acrylic based mediums with encaustic! The concept of the project is greatvsave that one part. Had you done the research, which is in many many beginning encaustic videos and books, you would known. You can peel encaustic medium right off a panel where acrylic gesso is used as a ground. Use Encaustic gesso instead and water color paint, guache, or oil paint, but not acrylics. Though certain artists have been promoting they play well together it's a recipe for eventual failure.
@mojavelight
6 жыл бұрын
That is absolutely correct. You cannot have an acrylic base for encaustic work as over time the layers will separate. You must use encaustic gesso (which can be tinted with pigment powders) as a base. Acrylic is a plastic base...you have to have porous layers.... You can top off an encaustic piece with acrylic drizzles but not as under layers.
@chayaleocadiastone6204
5 жыл бұрын
Patty Hicks I was going to say this!! Love your ideas, just switch out all the acrylic! Encaustic plays well with almost everything except acrylic!
@ajrose7845
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe you should use your own techniques and let Shawn use hers! Shawn's technique is beautiful!
@johnwilliamson5713
5 жыл бұрын
Good guidelines but not completely true. allthingsencaustic.com/tag/gesso/ Even R&F gesso is an acrylic base with a higher degree of solid material in it. static1.squarespace.com/static/5594060be4b03822e68a2635/t/5c3b1ffe40ec9ab9b9eb5548/1547378687573/Encaustic+Gesso+SDS.pdf
@221b-Maker-Street
2 жыл бұрын
@@ajrose7845 This sounds a rather chippy response to some sound advice. This work in the video may be beautiful _now,_ but it will soon fall apart, and viewers who've been inspired by this video will end up deeply disappointed as well as having spent wasted money on supplies - encaustic is not cheap. Of _course_ it's fine to experiment with new techniques, but not lead viewers towards something that will definitely fail. Someone with _this_ many followers also has a duty to inform watchers that acrylic and encaustic don't mix, and that this will soon lift and their work be ruined. Imagine you'd watched this video, then off the back of it, bought supplies and made something similar to sell or as a gift - how disappointed/embarrassed would you be when the precious gift fell apart or the customer complained a few months later and demanded their money back. She should also be wearing a mask and gloves and be working near a window, because some of the supplies she's using are incredibly toxic when heated. Safety is vital, not a nice-to-have.
@motorcitysue3345
5 жыл бұрын
Everyone teaching encaustics says to NOT use acrylics as wax will not bond with it. Did you do any research before you started making videos?
@beckywebb1916
2 жыл бұрын
You should wear gloves when applying pigments. Some colors are toxic.
@thevmcox
5 жыл бұрын
I have no idea how or why you want to promote encaustic wax on top of acrylic paint & acrylic mediums. Acrylic is NOT porous which is why wax cannot go on top of it!
@derickelsner6802
2 жыл бұрын
Lol no acrylics!,,
@giocondalagos2064
Жыл бұрын
Hermoso trabajo,,, adoro estás técnicas,soy principiante,y todo esto me ayuda mucho, Muchas gracias,, saludos desde chile 🌹
@derickelsner6802
2 жыл бұрын
What a hot mess that will be later when it falls apart literally ask me how I know lol
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