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Choosing the right encaustic fusing tools
When painting with encaustic, one needs to fuse the first layer of wax to the substrate and then each subsequent layer needs to be fused to the layer below. The artist will fuse the layers of wax with either a … Continue reading
Using Heat Guns with Encaustic 101 -
It’s funny how, once we have seemingly mastered the basics about working in Encaustic, we forget how challenging they were to learn. I’m speaking specifically of the use of the heat gun. You experts out there may be smirking to … Continue reading
