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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-100823002837
ISBN-139780823002832
eBay Product ID (ePID)1892698
Product Key Features
Book TitleArt of Encaustic Painting : Contemporary Expression in the Ancient Medium of Pigmented Wax
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTechniques / Painting, History / Ancient & Classical, Painting
Publication Year2001
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorJoanne Mattera
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-017934
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal751.4/6
SynopsisEncaustic is a waxed-based painting medium characterized by luminous color and a lush surface. It's an ancient art, dating as far back as Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire, and today is enjoying a revival. Here is the first comprehensive guide available on mastering this beautiful yet demanding medium. In The Art of Encaustic Painting , readers will learn surefire ways to achieve vibrant color and create surfaces that look as light as a wash or as densely textured as impasto. They will see how to produce effects from abstract to figurative to minimal. Finally, they will discover dozens of clear, step-by-step directions detailing how to use these various encaustic techniques in their own art. This remarkable reference also includes 200 attractive full-color photographs of the author's own work, as well as stunning examples by such premier encaustic artists as Jasper Johns, Arthur Dove, and Nancy Graves.