Creating Detailed Encaustic Paintings with the C5 Pen Point

[archemis07]

Beautiful work! I do detailed encaustic, using the heated pen, and it is soooo relaxing and enjoyable!

[vkiavian]

It is beautiful!

Where can I buy the C5 pen? I live in Canada.

Thanks!

[FineArtStore]

@vkiavian You can order the C5 pens from FineArtStore - we ship worldwide!

[denisethepainter]

Thanks for the tutorial! Most informative and inspiring That's a fine portrait you're working on. Very nice^^ Now I want to try to paint in encaustics! wonder if it is an expensive medium--equipment etc.?

[FineArtStore]

@denisethepainter It's easy to get started! You can pick up a hot palette or pancake griddle at major stores like Target or Walmart. Hot Sticks are a great way to try out encaustics and Hot Cakes come in tins that can be heated right on your palette. You can find all your encaustic supplies in our encaustic department at FineArtStore

[MIGUEL2005LIMA]

i dont see well but the point is like an ink pen?

[FineArtStore]

@MIGUEL2005LIMA the C series pen points are like calligraphy nibs

[MIGUEL2005LIMA]

@FineArtStore oh thanks  ,

[chaunstace]

the blue glasses bring out her eyes

[glamcherie69]

gorgeous!

[katekk1200000]

oh!

you are a "plugin" painter!!

[cinaevan]

Oo He's cute as pie!

[bytonynguyen]

very nice...very skilled

[PaulSchott9]

Hello David,

your stile to create pictures with the C5 Pen Point

is very interesting.

I also make pictures with pen point, but in a other kind.

I call the way to create my Pictures "encaustic pointilismus".

But this kind I use only for some pictures from me, not for all.

I wish you a merry christmas and a happy New Year.

Steffi

P. S.: Sorry for my bad english.

[PriestPhotios]

You are very talented with a very traditional medium. Thank goodness for modern tools. Imagine the difficulty of doing this 1,500+ years ago. BTW is your board gessoed, or is it straight on the wood?

[PriestPhotios]

You are very talented with a very traditional medium. Thank goodness for modern tools. Imagine the difficulty of doing this 1,500+ years ago.

[Sexface3000]

this is very nice. I do like the exploration of portraiture using the encaustics. What i'd like to see, and maybe explore, is adapting the impressionist style and applying it to encaustic paint. I feel like you would get a very wonderful and dynamic piece because of the amount of visual depth you can achieve with this medium. I've actually never used encaustics, but I'm definitely going to give it a try.

[vicarioustube]

Great to come across you video, just after reading "The Egyptologist"

Stunning work bravo..

Question: What about the finished Art hanging in hot ambient climate temperature?

How does one keep the waxes in a painting 100% solid once they hanging on the wall and there is very hot weather.

[FineArtStore]

@vicarioustube Encaustic wax paint which is a mixture of beeswax and damar resin will soften and begin to melt at approximately 150 degrees F. If your room in your house or studio exceeds 150 degrees - run for the nearest exit because your place is on fire!

[vicarioustube]

@FineArtStore Thank you so much. No I don't live in a furnace :-). As I see it I would most likely to paint on 3D supports such as wood etc..

[Rach113]

Can you buy wax medium and just mix in color?

[FineArtStore]

@Rach113 Ideally, you will find that buying Enkaustikos Hot Cakes and extending them with wax medium is the best way to make your own custom encaustic mixes. Enkaustikos paints have gone through a state of the art milling process and have the maximum pigment load, so diluting them with Wax Medium is a very common encaustic technique.

[Rach113]

@FineArtStore Thanks for writing me back it is very helpful. I know that an ounce is like 9 dollars on your website and just wondering how long that would last me. sorry for all thee questions im very new at this, but also very interested.

[FineArtStore]

@Rach113 A lot of people buy wax medium with intention of adding dry pigment to make their own encaustic paint. We do not recommend this for a few reasons. First, there is the safety issue as pigments are dry, powdery, and can easily become airborne. Many pigments should not be breathed in or come into contact with skin. Secondly, many pigments are also gritty in their raw state and just mixing them in with wax medium will yield a dull, gritty paint. Proper milling of paint is very important.

[Rach113]

amazing! I want to try this so bad! thanks for showing this.

[vick3ie]

Hi sweetie, it's Vickie! Miss you oodles!

[co6or21]

is this wax.. or paint?



[FineArtStore]

@co6or21 Encaustic wax paint! These are artist-quality colors made from the most beautiful pigments, the finest Damar Resin, and United States Pharmaceutical Grade (USP) Beeswax. These paints contain no bleach or synthetic adulterants whatsoever and the Hot Cake tin design makes the encaustic paints extremely easy to use.

[seanbateman7]

haha yess David!!!

[nycrtst33]

Van Gogh did not layer his paintings he did it in one stand and it was oil paint it depends on how you paint.Your video is amazing i can't believe this sort of paint exists,first time seeing it in action.I looove your portrait wish i could paint like that,she looks like a special girl i know.

[NinaGraceArt]

Love the picture and nice job presenting, David! The adapted calligraphy nib is brilliant.

[HanaPainting]

Great!

[mrsj915]

Absolutely fantastic video. I am enthralled. What a lovely technique, I love the visceral nature of encaustics.

[lambertfever]

So talented. Thank you for the video. I wish I were wealthy enough to try every single art medium... so interesting.

[starman441]

great job!

[Panditha666]

I also saw brush attachments on your website, brass ones that could be screwed in can that used on the c5 tool?

[seanbateman7]

@Panditha666 There are several brush attachments for the wood burning tool, I would post links but for some reason its not letting me.

The C5 is actually an attachment for the wood burning tool, and it can come in sizes from 0-6

[Panditha666]

@seanbateman7 Great thanks for the help and the links :) I am more comfortable with brushes and detailed work such as this. pen and ink is great but to get glazing i think a brush would work better but i heard that the britstle brushes give chunky marks.

[TheBdpara]

what heat setting do you have your pen set on? Also what's the type of board you are painting on?

[drumlord420]

that's 3/4" ply wood.

[To3by]

Thank you for sharing this information. I can't wait to try the C5 pen!

[YUNGLILMAMI]

beautiful. i do agree about the bit on artists vs. technology i personally agree with technology because as an artist we are forced to keep up with the times as far as materials go - its just part of the art life in this generation....

[Panditha666]

I was wondering can you do this with regular bristle brushes, like with oils?

[FineArtStore]

No; bristle brushes cool down too rapidly and you will end up with thick, "chunky" marks. You can make a series of quick dabs with bristle brushes- but it is not like working with the heated pen points. The pen points keep the paint fluid and make the paint much easier to manipulate.

[Panditha666]

so the points are like brush sizes, the c6 point could be considered a number 0 or a size 1 and going up. I am just wondering though how he got the incredible detail in the cheek the sublte tones etc. did he just cross hatch those shadows in? also wouldnt the bottom layers melt as well, if you glaze the other colors or so because the tip is hot?

[maximusdarkultima]

you are a master...

[rececileduster]

I think you are a great artist.

[FineArtStore]

Thanks for the positive feedback!

[NolaGB]

Beautiful work! You have a great way of teching and demonstrating. I hope you will share more videos with us. I'm very interesting in encaustic work and am just gathering equipment and supplies. Hope to jump right in soon. Thank you for your video!

[tarotwisdom]

wow how fabulous

[allarodi]

I am taking an Encaustic Painting class right now. Where can I buy this C5 Pen Point?

[motleyutube]

Amazing work.