Portraits are what encaustic paintings
were known for when artists first started to use them in Egypt. The famous Fayum portraits are a test to the archival properties of encaustic as well as to how encaustic can be used for realism. I have done some portraits in encaustic and these are a few examples
were known for when artists first started to use them in Egypt. The famous Fayum portraits are a test to the archival properties of encaustic as well as to how encaustic can be used for realism. I have done some portraits in encaustic and these are a few examples
One with the typical encaustic texture
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One in progress, smoother surface achieved by scraping with razor blade.
