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Shellac Burn Effects for Encaustic Painting

By Ruth Martin Maude

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2011
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About this lesson

Covers the shellac burn technique for encaustic painting, contrasting a controlled dry-shellac burn (torching fully dried, pigmented shellac for organic fractured patterns) against a wet burn, plus the fire-safety precautions needed for either.