How to do Beeswax Collage - Mixed Media Mermaid Art - PART 3

[blondeknot]

That's beautiful. Question: Do you start out with an idea in mind or does it develop as the work progresses?

I enjoyed watching you create.

[familydegraff]

Thanks so much for the inspiration & ideas! Great job!

[HanaPainting]

Nice work and very interesting..... I like it!!!

[tubeofyou]

PS video quality is very poor and difficult to see, as well as not being very helpful even if you DID show the beeswax being applied.

[kitty3309]

@tubeofyou Video quality is very good in my opinion.

[tubeofyou]

SO DISAPPOINTING. Do not bother making a procedural example of a beeswax collage if you are not going to include the critical step that is included in the title. Not helpful at all. I agree with the comments about the fabric and that beeswax is not archival with acrylics, gel medium, etc. You would know more about technical details if you had not been only self-trained. Just because you can stick one surface on another doesn't make it archival.

[banaedepp]

I think it is a lovely collage...but I have no idea when the beeswax was used ??

[xcvfr57]

so why is it called a beeswax collage?

[hipretty]

It really is so beautiful and lovely...and though I have worked in collage.. I almost don't understand the initial meticulous fabric choices and placement, as by now, it is virtually hidden from view. I mean ...why not use white fabric if that is the case. It is completely covered over isn;t it? But I do love it, It really is a beautiful piece!!!

[tovenaarsbloed]

I had exactly the same thought. The fabric was okay, and the placement too, but in the end you could only see the lines of the edges of the pieces of fabric. Not even the structure of the fabric ON the pieces. That's too bad.

Nice work. You have a great hobby!

[Dix994]

I agree, seems like alot of steps could be eliminated in these types of projects. I think that most of the artists say the extra stuff glued on underneath is for "texture"

[MistyWitch2601]

Beautiful!

[encausticsartist]

Your work is just beautiful. Beeswax and/or encaustics are not compatible with acrylics, gesso, gel mediums, etc. They do not make a permanent bond. It may not peel off for a long time, but eventually the layers come off and the work is definitely not archival.

[Milliande]

Interesting --- you are the 2nd person today telling that acrylics are not compatible nor gel medium ...

I have had no problems so far with adhesion ... will keep an eye out for it ..thanks for commenting

...Milliande

[encausticsartist]

You can read about it at R&F, it's hard, you have to search a bit, but everything that is and is not compatible is on there. It is the most thorough information that is available.

[adrianayaccofani]

I love it too. Thank you for sharing!!

[pdunbar9255]

It literally takes my breath away, you are so talented but I am thinking "I can do that too" so off I go.

[UnificationNow]

Beautiful!

[vagabondscribbler]

Milliande, I love it!