Painting a Plumeria with Encaustics

In this video, I demonstrate how to paint a tropical plumeria flower using encaustics which are waxes loaded with pigment.  The materials include glossy paper, a craft iron, and the waxes.  I buy all of my encaustics supplies from www.encausticreations.com .

Encaustic painting has been around since the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans, but has been making a comeback as an art form since the 1990's.  It is unlike any medium I have worked with before and is never really wet or dry as the painting can be reworked by heating the surface.  Most encaustics are good up to 150 degrees Fahrenheit.  So don't store them in direct sunlight or over a stove, fireplace, or heater.  Plus, they can be made shiny by buffing them with a piece of tissue.

Aloha,
Marionette
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