Hand Coloring on Encaustic Images | Workshop in a Box / One on One Zoom Private Session

INSTRUCTOR | Kevin Tully assisted by Amanda Smith
DATE | five hours with hour follow up at dates to be determined
TUITION | $395.00 plus shipping costs of all supplies shipped to and from your home)

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION | Over the past eight years we have experimented with many methods and materials for the hand coloring of encaustic images. The creative potential for the enhancement and coloring of encaustic imagery is seemingly infinite. However, many of the methods, while interesting and effective, are not easily reproducible by the beginning or intermediate photo encaustic artist. The materials we have selected for this workshop have been proven to consistently achieve wonderful, repeatable results.

This will be a one day workshop (approximately 5 hours) in three sections:

1. Starting with a desaturated image we will begin coloring on the print with colored pencil, pastel and watercolor. Then apply wax to the image. Followed by a demonstration of the application of water soluble wax crayon, egg tempera, pastel and cold wax.
2. Starting with a black and white image we will add wax, then texture with tacking iron, etc. Followed by the application of water soluble wax crayon, egg tempera, pastel and cold wax.
3. Starting with gessoed board we will adhere tissue paper image to the board with wax. Followed by the addition of cut-out images on tissue paper using the tacking iron and adding color to the image with pastel and cold wax.

All three images used in class description above will be identical and will be provided by the instructors. Participant will have the option of working on their own images during the time between the workshop and the follow-up session.  The one hour follow-up session will be a few days after the formal workshop.  Participant will have time to ask questions and show their completed work made during the workshop.

Since this is a private workshop, we can address any specific concerns of the participant.  The workshop can be tailored to fit the needs of the participant.  We welcome project oriented workshops.

The gallery will ship all the boards, prints, art supplies and equipment necessary for the workshop.  The student will ship back the art supplies and equipment after the followup session.  Participants are responsible for reimbursing the gallery for the shipping costs to and from their home/studio.  Shipping labels will be provided by the gallery.

For more information, please email amanda@asmithgallery.com.