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The Encaustic Art Project Book

The Encaustic Art Project Book
By Michael Bossom

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Using over 155 step-by-step photographs and many inspirational examples, Michael Bossom shows how to paint a whole range of stunning pictures - vibrant flowers, incredible fantasy scenes, tranquil landscapes and luminous abstract designs. Different surfaces can be used including wood, rigid board, absorbent and sealed card, foil, and smooth, textured and tissue paper. Images can be transferred on to fabric which can then be overpainted, or embroidered and embellished with beads and collage. There are so many ways to use the pastel, bold, bright and metallic colours - the free flowing wax melts magically into patterns, borders and intricate designs or skies, trees, lakes and mountains. Each painting is unique and original and a whole range of cards and gifts can be make quickly and simply.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #66457 in Books
  • Published on: 2002-04-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 96 pages

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About the Author

Michael Bossom has successfully developed a wax painting company, Arts Encaustic. He sells, promotes and demonstrates his products nationally and internationally.

Customer Reviews

A Limited Scope1
This is not a book for the serious artist; this is a book for someone searching for a unique hobby. Contained within are simplistic descriptions of the author's naive and limited techniques (he creates crafts, not pieces of art). He combines these instructions with over-simplified rules of composition and space. Furthermore, Bossom hardly explores the dangerous potentiality encaustic presents, which I think is negligent. For a better insight view Mattera's "The Art of Encaustic Painting."

Disappointed1
Mattera's book on encaustic seems to be the only good book out there on encaustic technique right now. Bossom's books are a step up from making melted crayon art in elementary school. I hate to be so rude, but the books are really not about encaustic painting, but about doing something with an iron and wax, and making one very particular style of art. Unless you want to make pictures just like Bossom's, this book is not in the least helpful. I write this review as a painter who uses encaustic techniques, so I feel I have some credentials to make such a harsh judgement.

dont get this book.1
Skip this if yu are an encaustic painter. This is formula painting at its worst.