Encaustic Collage Techniques: Storytelling Art Video Download

Description

Get started with encaustic!

In Cathy Nichols’ Encaustic Collage Techniques: Storytelling Art video, you’ll play with color, pattern, and storytelling as you create a whimsical encaustic collage! You’ll conquer the blank canvas by choosing a central image as a starting point and allowing the other pieces to develop around it. Next, Cathy shows you, and student Amy Jones, how to plan out each piece of the collage in a patchwork style and cut each one easily and precisely. Finally, after a lesson in encaustic basics, you’ll learn how a simple layer of beeswax can open up endless possibilities for carving details and putting the perfect finishing touch on your story!

In this video you will:

• Get started with a safe basic encaustic setup
• Translate a simple line drawing into a collage
• Collage with freedom while embracing your inner storyteller
• Bring it all together with etching and mark making

About the Artist
Cathy Nichols’ stories in painting combine her dual background in literature and art, expressing mystery, emotion and storytelling in paint. Cathy lives in Asheville, NC, but her painted narratives have touched audiences worldwide. She is the author of the North Light book Storytelling Art Studio: Visual Expressions of Character, Mood and Theme Using Mixed Media. Visit cathynichols.com to see more artwork and to join Cathy’s community of storytellers.