THE ENCAUSTIC MONOTYPE PROCESS
FIRST, ENCAUSTIC STICKS ARE USED TO DRAW ON A HEATED METAL PLATE.
THE WAX MELTS INSTANTLY AND CAN BE MANIPULATED WITH BRUSHES AND OTHER TOOLS.
THE IMAGE IS TRANSFERED TO PAPER BY HAND. NO PRESS IS NEEDED.
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITLESS AND INCLUDE
using mixed media, collage, creating artist's books
layering for color and depth
creating textured surfaces or translucency
USING OUR EQUIPMENT, YOU MAY PRINT OR DRAW WITH HOT WAX
on canvasss
photographs
Xerox images
cloth and artwork done in other mediums such as pastels or oil monotypes
IN THE OPEN STUDIO, HEALTH HAZARDS ARE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED NO SOLVENTS ARE USED AND THERE IS NO SMOKE OR TOXIC FUMES |