Art: encaustic 'hot wax' art courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

During the workshop you will learn the techniques of encaustic wax painting. Phil will demonstrate and show you how to use this fantastic medium and you will produce several wax paintings which are yours to keep. By the end of the day you will be able to use the tools of encaustic wax painting to produce your own work. Fantasy castles, unbelievable abstracts, fabulous flowers, landscapes, cityscapes even figurative work - all this and much more awaits. Phil provides a fun and informative workshop but be warned this form of...

Welcome to exploring this ancient art form of designing with hot beeswax using a tool called a tjanting - which is a small bowl with a funnel that releases the heated wax in a specialist pot, You will draw onto cotton material. Batik dyes are used to then you will iron out the wax before you take your picture home to frame. You will make A5 samples to get used to the various techniques, they also look lovely in a frame or on gift cards. Then your final piece will...

This encaustic art course is suitable for beginners and improvers. It's a wonderful vivid artform and great to produce quick pictures as well as adding to your art palette. I also love using it for card making. We will look at the wonder of painting with molten wax, using an iron and heated stylus. Students will be shown several techniques to get started, and then we will work on abstracts and landscapes as well as using the heated stylus to create more detail. Encaustic art is fabulous for beginners and...

These workshops run regularly every 2nd and third Saturday of the month. They've been running for over 5 years so lots of techniques have been learnt. These workshops are relaxing and we have regular attendees and also people that pop in now and again. We welcome newcomers at any time.please contact The d@rt centre to book

Painting with molten beeswax, damar resin and pigments is just SO satisfying. Spend a day with Lyn Kirkland in her Studio on the beautiful Isle of Portland in Dorset. This unusual and dramatic coastal location offers so much inspiration for my work, and I hope will inspire you too. I will share my knowledge and skills developed over several years experience of working with this ancient Egyptian painting medium. Still relatively unknown in the UK and across Europe, and yet so mesmerising. This session focusses on the technique of photo-encaustic....

Learn encaustic art techniques with an experienced artist and tutor. You will not believe how creative you are until you try this workshop... Fantasy castles, unbelievable abstracts, fabulous flowers, landscapes - all this and more awaits! This course is available Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm. Contact Phil to book a time and date to suit you. NB This taster course can be taken as a one-to-one, please see my other listing. Suitable for everyone, an experience not to be missed and you will have fun - what's not to...

During the workshop you will learn the techniques of encaustic wax painting. Phil will demonstrate and show you how to use this fantastic medium and you will produce several wax paintings which are yours to keep. By the end of the day you will be able to use the tools of encaustic wax painting to produce your own work. Fantasy castles, unbelievable abstracts, fabulous flowers, landscapes, cityscapes even figurative work - all this and much more awaits. Phil provides a fun and informative workshop but be warned this form of...

Learn encaustic art techniques with an experienced artist and tutor. You will not believe how creative you are until you try this workshop... Fantasy castles, unbelievable abstracts, fabulous flowers, landscapes - all this and more awaits! This course is available Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm. Contact Phil to book a time and date to suit you. NB This taster course can accommodate 2 people, please see my other listing. Suitable for everyone, an experience not to be missed and you will have fun - what's not to like. During...

EncausticHouse is an online course platform where Encaustic Art is the focus of learning. The House is a community with a social interface so learners on the same courses can communicate and discuss if they choose to. Encaustic Art is focused on learning the basics of using the iron to melt waxes, create abstracts, patterns, landscapes, fantasy images, use with stamps and interweave with your own existing creative interests and skills. It's a lot of fun and creativity can be quite unexpected. You don't need to be able to paint...