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The Art of Encaustic Painting
J Mattera
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Description for The Art of Encaustic Painting
Paperback. With its roots in Ancient Greece, encaustic is a wax-based painting medium, characterized by luminous colour and a lush service. This handbook reveals how to master this medium, discussing ways to achieve vibrant colour. There are examples of artwork from leading encaustic artists. Num Pages: 144 pages, 200 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFC; WFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 556.
With its roots in Ancient Greece, encaustic is a wax-based painting medium, characterized by luminous colour and a lush service. This handbook reveals how to master this beautiful yet demanding medium. It discusses ways to achieve vibrant colour and create surfaces that look as light as a wash or as densely textured as impasto. The author demonstrates how to produce effects from abstract to figurative to minimal, and how to use encaustic techniques in their own art. The book includes examples of artwork from leading encaustic artists such as Jasper Johns, Arthur Dove and Nancy Graves.
With its roots in Ancient Greece, encaustic is a wax-based painting medium, characterized by luminous colour and a lush service. This handbook reveals how to master this beautiful yet demanding medium. It discusses ways to achieve vibrant colour and create surfaces that look as light as a wash or as densely textured as impasto. The author demonstrates how to produce effects from abstract to figurative to minimal, and how to use encaustic techniques in their own art. The book includes examples of artwork from leading encaustic artists such as Jasper Johns, Arthur Dove and Nancy Graves.
Product Details
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823002832
SKU
V9780823002832
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About J Mattera
Joanne Mattera is the author of several craft and art technique books and lives in New York City.
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