Drawing with Horse Hair in Encaustic
Finally, a clean, smooth, drawn line in encaustic!
Full class available for Download NOW
A comprehensive mini-course showing all I know about drawing with horse hair in encaustic. Lessons include supplies, drawing simple and complex images, embedding, incising, collage, creating straight lines and gradual effects and using human hair in combination with or in lieu of horsehair. Most techniques have never been taught in my in-person workshops. Full class available for Download NOW!
What you’ll get
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A comprehensive step by step video class with 7 different technique lessons and forever access to the videos.
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Expand your knowledge of working with this material. Most lessons in this mini-course have never been taught in my workshops.
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Exclusive introduction and discount on the next class offering in my Encaustic Mini-Class Series.
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Keep the integrity of collaging natural materials in your work.
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Learn how to manipulate horse hair lines into simple, complex and subtle graduated drawings.
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Draw in wax just like using a pencil using the gentle natural curl of horse hair.
Lessons List
Introduction
A brief introduction to the course explaining how I got started drawing in encaustic with this unusual and versatile material.
Supplies
All the supplies you’ll need to get started drawing in encaustic with horse hair, and where to find them.
Lesson 1: Basic Drawing in Encaustic
Learn to manipulate the horse hair into a loose free-flowing drawing, tack it in place, set it and fuse it permanently in place.
Lesson 2: Straight Lines
Learn how to eliminate the natural curve of the horse hair to create straight lines and stripes.
Lesson 5: Human Hair
Add interest to your lines with gradual changes with the use of human hair in combination with and in lieu of horse hair.
Lesson 3: Simple Shapes
Learn to manipulate the horse hair into the simple shapes of a spiral, concentric circle and flower.
Lesson 6: Transferring an Image
Learn how to transfer a complex image from a photograph, text or a detailed drawing or painting to the wax.
Bonus Lesson: Inspirations
A slide talk with a brief history of hair drawing plus contemporary artist’s hair drawing for examples and inspiration.
Lesson 4: Incising
Add color to the hair lines by using the hair to incise wax and fill with R&F Pigment Sticks.
Lesson 7: Complex Images
Learn how to draw over your transferred complex image with horse and/or human hair.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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There are many ways to add line to encaustic, but nothing replicates drawing or a drawn line like horse hair.
Thread and yarn is spun fiber which when placed in encaustic can cause a blurred line, wire is difficult to control-nothing wrong with this if it’s what you like. Horse hair will give you a clean, drawn flowing line.
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I sell it in my shop here! Or you can get it online by other distributers, you just have to buy bulk. If you have friends with horses, hit them up!
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No! Horse hair comes in many colors from horse hair suppliers.
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Not at all, everything you need will cost less than $50. The horse hair in my shop costs $12 for a substantial amount of product. You’ll also need an iron (link below to purchase at Amazon), encaustic medium and plain wax paper from the grocery store.
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Everyone can draw! Horse hair has already done half the work for you with it’s gentle natural curve-all you have to do is follow it.
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Contact Lorraine via email anytime.
SUPPLIES
SUPPLIES
Package of Horse Hair from Lorraine’s Shop
$12.00
