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John Vandebrooke Member Registered: January 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA USA Posts: 131	Thought I would post the other image I talked about. Here I created the background first layering Kleenex and wax and using the edge of the round tip for the stylus to score lines through the tissue. I then rubbed oil paint into the waxed tissue. I took my photo that I had softened the edges on my computer and had it copied on regular copy paper. Dipped in clear wax it became translucent. I laid it on the background wax surface and began to heat it with the round flat stylus point till it began to melt into the background. You can now see through the image to see the background and the photo begins to blend into the background and tricks the eye. Just another experiment but fun to see the effect.
	· Date: Tue August 19, 2008 · Views: 239 ·
	Additional Info
	Size inches: 17 x 23
	Wax type: blocks
	Tools: iron and stylus
	Support: copy paper and card stock
	Comments indicator gentle comments please

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faith heitzer

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Registered: September 2007
Location: nashville tennessee
Posts: 222

Wed August 20, 2008 15:29

Hello John, thanks for the two versions of this image. Actually, I prefer this one, but I did not commission you..so who cares!! The blend of the photo paper into the background is very effective. (you probably do not decorate cakes, but if you place a paper with copied image on top of an iced cake, the paper becomes translucent -because of the grease!-and the image is retained.)Thanks for sharing

Faith

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Ingrid

Encaustician

Registered: January 2006
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Posts: 1,585

Thu August 21, 2008 10:47

Hi John, your experiments are very interesting, and the results marvellous. It is fascinating what can be done with encaustic.

Thank you for sharing your good ideas with us.

All the best

Ingrid

vargamari

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Registered: January 2006
Posts: 2,441

Thu August 21, 2008 20:31

I like this and also your other experimental works! You create really nice textures, JOhn!

All the best to you!

vargamari

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Anne Kent

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Registered: January 2006
Location: East Grinstead, West Sussex
Posts: 308

Fri August 22, 2008 11:10

Hi John,

This is really lovely and I'm very interested in your experiment. I may well have a go!!

Anne

Heather

Encaustician

Registered: March 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 670

Fri August 22, 2008 14:46

Hi J

I am so grateful for you sharing your interesting experiments. The painting is fantastic!

H

Madam Thera

Encaustician

Registered: June 2007
Location: Copenhagen Denmark
Posts: 813

Tue August 26, 2008 21:27

Lovly Picture.

Thera