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Published: 2011-03-30 12:10:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 451; Favourites: 11; Downloads: 31
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A highly experimental new semi-abstract painting, similar to my impasto acrylics, but using oil pastels as encaustic paints!This is a 6x4 inch painting on cardboard, using cheap oil pastels (Royal and Langnickel Essentials), but melted using a metal spatula as a painting knife. The spatula was heated over a candle and then pressed against the pastels to melt them, or pressed and dragged across the surface.
I wanted to see if it was possible to do a "knife painting" with oil pastels. It is hard work, but I think is probably worth trying again...
Let me know what you think - especially if anyone has any experience of encaustic painting or melting oil pastels!
Dave
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Gorgeous. I think encaustic painting w/oil pastels is a brilliant idea. it really seems to preserve the integrity and vibrancy of color when they are melted rather than pressed in and blended. The texture is also fantastic.
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Awesome 
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No Problem. The Picture's sooo COOL !
Keep up the great work
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Definitely unique. I don't know if this is weird, but whenever I see an impasto[-like] painting, I want to touch it. I just love the texture..
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Thank you! No, not weird at all, I do it all the time (with my own paintings!)
Dave
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I like the effect. The colors are vibrant and the paint strokes certainly look different. I intend to try it sometime soon.
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Thank you!
An old teaspoon would work fine. It is quite good fun, but not as easy as spreading thick acrylic paint!
Dave
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Hey dave it worked,nice job, its great when you try a new method.
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Thanks Martyn! The colours are not as strong as I like, but I didn't want to melt all of my expensive oil pastels - these ones were stolen from the kids.
Acrylics are more fun, but there may be more mileage in experimenting with these!
Dave
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Yeh well worth experimenting, but for me you cant beat jucy oil paint.
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