Beginners Course

The encaustic painting workshops are designed to excite, encourage and breathe life into your creative process.  It is a challenging medium that promises to stretch your artistic boundaries. The process is organic and begs you to let go.

Come and immerse yourself in a deep yet playful exploration of encaustic painting and creative practices. 

You will advance your technical skills so you can focus on creating artworks instead of wasting valuable time troubleshooting your way through the process. 

The Beginners Course is a step-by-step course that takes you through the process of creating and working with encaustic. 

The course will teach you about:

· Materials, tools and equipment

· Safety and ventilation

· Creating a smooth surface and priming your panel

· Prepare your own encaustic medium made from scratch and how to turn that medium into coloured encaustic paint.

· Mastering a blowtorch

· Troubleshooting

3.5 Hours: R500 including all materials