The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar
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VINTAGE PHOTO EFFECTS IN ENCAUSTIC with Bridget Benton
If you’ve been wanting to add moody effects to your photography, or combine photos and encaustic, this is a great one-day, beginner-friendly intro! Bridget will supply images in class for you to use already printed with archival inks on encaustic-friendly paper, so no need to bring anything!
Bridget will share her favorite method for mounting photographs on cradled wood panels, as well as the step-by-step method she uses to layer colored pencil, watercolor, encaustic medium, oil paint, and pan pastels to bring the images to life. The effect is a lot like a wonderful, vintage, hand-tinted photograph! Add collage elements and textured encaustic paint into the encaustic, and the results can be quirky, energetic, and much more modern!
Students will have an opportunity to work with two images, one sized for an 8×8 panel and one sized for an 8×10 panel. Students will be able to choose from a variety of black and white or sepia-toned “found ancestor” portraits, landscapes, and more.
Want to use your own images? Bridget will reach out a few weeks before class, and for an extra fee, students with digital photo experience can send two images to Bridget for formatting and printing.
Students will come away with two completed pieces, as well as information on how to print and work with their own images to create “encaustic photo effects” in their own home studios. Participants will also receive basic instruction on safety and as well as techniques for working with encaustic medium and encaustic collage.