glued down on the panel . I usually cut one edge to the correct size to use as a guide of where the piece is to go on the panel . I coat the backside of the photo and the front of the panel with glue . Once sandwiched together , I use a roller to burnish down the piece and to get out excess glue and air pockets . I like to use wax paper over the piece to protect it from any glue when burnishing it down . I start in the middle and then roll out . I then wipe the edges once the photo is all glued down . I then lay the piece face down , stack it with weights ( I use books to weight it down ) and let it dry for a day . Once dry , I trim the edges of excess paper .
Step 6
Step 6 : Once everything is glued down and dry , I paint a layer of oil medium on the work and let it dry for at least a day . The oil medium gives the work some tooth . That helps the oil paint and the encaustic medium to stick to the work . I use Daniel Smith Painting Medium for Oils .
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Step 7 |
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Step 7 : |
Once the medium is dry I use oil paint to paint the background . |
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backgrounds are either of an interior space or outdoor landscape space . I like to paint |
the backgrounds of my work because of the contrast between the photography and the |
painting . I like the idea of what is real and what is not . |