Soffer's use of this ancient technique of
hot pigmented wax, through its inherent translucency, supports his vocabulary for expressing space.
Not exact matches
Roman artists created striking translucent portraits by painstakingly combining
pigments with
hot wax, then spreading the mixture onto wooden panels.
Images are created with
pigmented wax melted on a
hot metal plate, then lifted off of it onto paper.
It had electric plugs, and I used a heater and
hot plate to melt my own
wax and
pigments.
Encaustic painting, also known as
hot -
wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored
pigments are added.
Intensely interested in experimentation, he learned to work with «encaustic» a method which combines
pigments and
hot wax before they are applied to the surface of a painting.
For instance, he was one of the few exponents of encaustic painting (
pigment mixed with
hot wax), and sculp - metal, a quick - drying material designed for crafts hobbyists rather than serious sculptors.