Comparison of the Encaustic painting with the wax and soft pastels. Same image, but I am not sure which is stronger. I will probably end up carving into the encaustic painting first. Not sure what to put on the top yet.
Visual Arts/Studio Research
MSEd in Art Education @ SUNY New Paltz Fall 2016
I like the hazy effect of the one on the right, it has a really clean look, but there is something about the one on the left that I love. I like that the one on the right has a bit of grit almost, which gives it a lot of dimension! Did you draw this twice or did you use a photocopy of your drawing?
Lindsay, the one on the right is pan pastels. The one on left is painted with encaustics–the pigmented wax.
Close up, I find the one on the left has a much more interesting surface… I like the pitted quality , the pastel one seems too clean, but that would depend on what you do next
The one on the left seems like it has more contrast but I can’t zoom in to see it for sure! Either way, I think its cool you’re exploring encaustics!