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Live @ Five Show Notes 5/25/18

Here are the show notes for the latest 
Instagram Live @ Five
Original Broadcast date: May 25, 2018


Thank you so much for watching Live @ Five! If you missed the show, here are some of the topics covered along with some links and images.
Shellac
For more extensive info on shellac and the shellac burn technique, check out the Learn to Burn e-course!
  • Outside of the U.S.
    • Can be found in pharmacies in Mexico and called goma laca
    • Exactly the same in Canada, with the addition of French on the label
  • Amber VS clear
    • Clear shellac is just filtered amber
    • Sometimes referred to as 'orange' or 'brown' instead of amber or 'blonde' instead of clear
    • The clear starts milky but dries clear
    • Can make white shellac mixing titanium white and clear shellac
    • 90% of the time I use amber shellac either mixed with colored pigment or just on its own
  • Spray shellac
    • I never use spray shellac
      • Only comes in clear
      • Contains a chemical propellant that I don't want to mix into my paints
      • Comes out in a thin spray which will not give a good burn

 Preparing and Finishing 
  • Painting the edges
    • The brand of paint does not matter
    • Any interior satin enamel paint will work 
    • I use the same dark espresso brown on all my pieces for consistency
  • Storage and display
    • Be mindful of extremes in temperature and extreme changes in temperature
    • Due to the addition of the damar resin, encaustic has a much higher melting point than plain beeswax
    • Direct exposure to strong sunlight can soften or cloud encaustic
    • Cold can cause the painting to crack
    • Don't store or display encaustic artwork where you wouldn't leave a small child
  • The shelf life of a piece
    • Encaustic as a medium does not deteriorate after repeated heating and cooling
    • Can return to and reactive a painting at any time, even years down the line
    • Encaustic hardens and cures after about 18 months and it is fine to go out into the world during this time
    • If you want to go in and add new paint over old, cured paint you might detect a difference in malleability so make sure to reactivate the wax with an even exposure to heat

 Keeping Focus and Self-assurance 
  • Hone It & Own It!
    • Focus on the long haul; how do you imagine yourself and your art in 1, 5, 10 years from now
    • Know your 'why?' Why are you doing what you do?
    • Stop comparing yourself to others in a defeatist manner, don't think of how much better others are but think about how you can better yourself 
    • Practice, educate yourself, and invest your time
    • The artist's journey never ends

Just to let you know, this is an Amazon influencers page from which the studio will sometimes receive a small commission. That being said, these are all items I personally use in my studio and highly recommend to other encaustic artists like yourself! 


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