Mixed Media
ENCAUSTIC
PanPastel Colors are a quick and easy way to add color to encaustic artwork . PanPastel can be used with both the clear ( unpigmented ) encaustic medium & encaustic paints .
An easy way to start using PanPastel for encaustics is to use a stencil or template ( a basic knowledge of encaustic painting techniques is required ):
Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch
Stencil
1 . Prepare surface by applying clear encaustic medium as normal . Fuse with heat gun .
2 . While the surface is still slightly warm - position template or stencil . Apply PanPastel color over stencil .
3 . Fuse with heat gun . PanPastel will become permanently “ fixed ” in the medium , once it cools .
4 . Once cool , apply a transparent layer of encaustic paint , then fuse and build further layers as desired .
Using PanPastel on the final layers of an encaustic painting .
Adding Pearlescent PanPastel for shimmer
PATRICIA BALDWIN SEGGEBRUCH
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I am doing things very differently now that I ’ ve had the opportunity to fall in love with PanPastel ! I adore the consistency of the pastels because they allow me fluid , soft blending on the cool encaustic layers that other pastels do not support .
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I use PanPastel Colors in many different ways with my encaustic painting . The most deliberate use of them is to ‘ blush ’ or ‘ tint ’ the wax as I apply layers of medium and encaustic color .
This blushing offers a new look to the coloring of the wax in that it is more diffuse and transparent ; offering more layering and depth development than is possible with just encaustic colors .
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