Enkaustik

The encaustic artist Birgit Hüttemann-Holz provides a comprehensive introduction to the technique of wax painting in this book, opening up her professional studio for this purpose. She not only presents all the materials, tools, and basic techniques but also showcases the entire spectrum of this traditional painting method, which has long since become a trend technique in the English-speaking world. Birgit Hüttemann-Holz aims to share her own enthusiasm for encaustic techniques and explains clearly, with many step-by-step and studio photos, how beginners can also succeed in creating artistic wax images. The artist explains all common painting techniques for smooth surfaces as well as the professional design of textured images. Encaustic collages on paper, metal foils, and those incorporating organic materials make the work unique.