17th International Encaustic Conference

This demo is designed to show the viewer how to use the manipulation of heat, specifically working cold, in order to expand the possibilities of encaustic printing. Manipulating the encaustic printmaking process to “compose cold” and then introduce heat in order to activate the paint and then print the image can assist the artist with registration, composition and give the printmaker precious time to build an image and think through their ideas before committing paper to paint.