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How to Make an Encaustic Image Transfer Step-by-Step
By Jon Peters
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
Demonstrates two encaustic image-transfer routes depending on your printer: burnishing toner from a laser print directly into wax, or tracing a printed image in charcoal pencil and transferring that drawing into the wax surface instead.
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