Encaustic art / Jennifer Margell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Margell, Jennifer, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Encaustic painting.

Encaustic painting--Technique.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Parkstone International, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Encaustic painting is one of the world's most venerable art forms, having been practised consistently around the world since the ancient Egyptians first used it to decorate sarcophagi, and enjoying continuing popularity in the modern era with artists such as Paul Klee and Diego Rivera. In this new text, Jennifer Margell offers readers a comprehensive introduction to the medium, featuring instructive how-tos for encaustic art beginners, revealing interviews with some of the most celebrated practitioners of the medium, and a gallery featuring one of the largest published collections of encaustic

Contents:

INTRODUCTION; The History; TOOLS FOR ENCAUSTICS; Lessons; LESSON 1: PAINTING & FUSING; LESSON 2: BRUSH APPLICATION; LESSON 3: MIXED MEDIA; LESSON 4: DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS; LESSON 5: USING MASKS; LESSON 6: PHOTOGRAPHY; LESSON 7: TEXTURAL BACKGROUND; LESSON 8: INCISED LINES; LESSON 9: SCRAPING LAYERS; LESSON 10: PHOTO TRANSFERS; SAFETY PRECAUTIONS; Artist Interviews; KRISTY BATTANI; BRANDY EIGER; KAREN FREEDMAN; CARRIE GOLLER; CHERYL D. MCCLURE; EDIE MORTON; JEREMY PENN; AMY ROYCE; TONY SCHERMAN; Encaustic Image Gallery; STEVEN DALUZ; STEPHANIE HARGRAVE; LORRAINE GLESSNER; ADELE SHAW

DEBRA NEIMANMIRIAM KARP; RICHARD PURDY; RESOURCES; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785251764

1785251767

9781783103294

1783103299

OCLC:

881570283