Article · All Things Encaustic
Shellac Burn Effects for Encaustic Painting
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2011
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.
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