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Step 5First Coat
Whether you've applied canvas or not you need to brush a layer of encaustic medium over your board. Put a cup with some encaustic in it onto your skillet. Turn it on to warm up. Do not leave this unattended again until it's cool.
Once your encaustic is completely melted use a brush (1 inch wide or so is good) to pick up some wax and brush it across the board. Keep the board as close to the paint as you can because of the dripping potential. Keep doing this until you have a pretty good coat over all of it. It won't be consistent, but that's okay.
My first coat is a sheer metallic silver. The silver blends into the clear as I work through all the coats of wax.
Once your encaustic is completely melted use a brush (1 inch wide or so is good) to pick up some wax and brush it across the board. Keep the board as close to the paint as you can because of the dripping potential. Keep doing this until you have a pretty good coat over all of it. It won't be consistent, but that's okay.
My first coat is a sheer metallic silver. The silver blends into the clear as I work through all the coats of wax.
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