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Painting with Enkaustikos Hot Tools
Hot Tool Video
Enkaustikos hand crafts specialty tools that allow you to work with encaustic paint. In this Enkaustikos video, Mona Oates demonstrates techniques for painting with our Hot Tools attachments. Click here to view our Hot Brush Attachments available in Flat, Bright, and Angled profiles. Click here
to view the C-series Pen Points. 
 



C Series Key

This Zentangle was created on Canson Edition paper to showcase the versatility of our C-Series Pen Point Attachments. You can easily see the difference in width of the different Pen Points used. Each color used represents a different pen point:


C-0 red
C-1 orange
C-2 brown
C-3 green
C-4 teal
C-5 gray
C-6 dark blue

Pen Point Detail
Here is a detail of a portrait showing the ability to achieve delicate line and brush stroke work with Enkaustikos Hot Tool. The beauty of working with the Hot Tools is that they fuse layers as you apply paint, so you can maintain those fine details you want to keep. 
 
Actual size of detail is 1" x 1"


Enkaustikos Events Near You
 
Be sure to check out the events link at encausticpaints.com for the latest workshops and Enkaustikos presentations near you! 
 
Here's a glance at a few events coming up:
  • Pamela Smith-Hudson will be hosting a one day "Contemporary Printmaking without a Press" workshop on both August 24 and 25 from 10am-2pm at Lee Silton Art Studios. This class will feature using encaustics with Gelli plates and Holbein Duo paints. The cost is $65 and includes materials. Register at  http://pamelasmithhudson.artspan.com/  
  • Pamela Smith-Hudson will be hosting a "Contemporary Printmaking without a Press" workshop on September 28th from 10am-4pm at San Clemente Art Supply. This class will feature using encaustics with Gelli plates and Holbein Duo paints. The cost is $85 + materials. Call 949-369-6603 for more information. 
  • Erna de Vries will be presenting a 2 hour encaustic workshop for the Redeemer University / College Refresh &Renew Worship Conference on September 28th. Visit www.redeemer.ca/worship for more information.  
  • Corina AlvarezdeLugo will be providing an Enkaustikos presentation on October 12th at Hull's Art Supply in New Haven, CT. Call Hull's for more information.
  • Erna de Vries will be giving an encaustic workshop at Grimsby Art Gallery on October 19th from 10:30-4:30. Call 905.945.3246 for more information. 
  • Celia Buchanan will be providing an Enkaustikos demonstration at the Art Folio event at Binders in Atlanta on Nov. 5th and 6th. Times to be announced. 
  • Erna de Vries will be giving a 1 day encaustic workshop for the Redeemer University / College  on November 9th. Contact Erna at edevriesart@gmail.com for more information. 
Are You an Educator?
 
Do you teach encaustic workshops or classes? Please send your schedule to info@encausticpaints.com  - we love to know who teaches with our product. We also have an educator's manual we'd be happy to share. 
EncaustiCon 2013
 
Enkaustikos will be at this year's EncaustiCon!
 
The IEA conference runs from October 31st - November 6 with various workshops, demos, and more. For a full schedule and details, visit www.encausticon.com
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A big thank you to:  Artist and Craftsman, Opus, DeSerres, Stained Glass Crafters Workbench, Artemisia, and Artists Guild for bringing Enkaustikos into your stores. 

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