How to melt down wax crayons. Drawing with liquid crayons
Encaustic painting is painting with wax crayons melted on the surface of a hot iron. This simple device will help you create amazing pictures and master interesting handicrafts.
What is encaustic?
This art involves creating paintings using melted wax of various colors. Such works are still found in excavations Ancient Greece. Early Christian paintings still retain their bright colors.
To get started you only need:
- paper;
- iron;
- wax pencil.
Wax painting: necessary equipment and materials for encaustic painting
You can depict anything. If you are a beginner artist, then you will be able to abstract paintings. If you have experience in creating canvases, then you will be able to depict clear landscapes.
The main material required for the work is artistic wax with colored pigments. It is sold in specialized art stores. If it is not possible to purchase such wax, then use crayons for drawing and wax crayons. They can be purchased at an office supply store.
You will also need:
- glossy thick cardboard;
- soft cloth for polishing;
- a lining on the desktop so that it remains clean while working.
If this is not possible, then use a regular household iron, but it should be small in size, have a soleplate without holes and a temperature regulator.
You will need toilet paper and napkins or a cloth; these materials need to be used to clean the soleplate of the iron in order to change the color of the wax to a new one.
If you have a hair dryer in which you can adjust the temperature, then you can use it. Then use wax pencils as materials.
If encaustic painting becomes your regular hobby or even a source of income, then you will need to buy a special heating rod called a causarium. It will help to depict small details and ornate patterns.
Encaustic painting for beginners
For those who have just decided to master this interesting technique, it will be useful to know what techniques can be used when working, these are:
- smoothing;
- edge work;
- imprint;
- nose work.
When the material acquires this consistency, you will need to run the iron over the surface of the paper, but without pressing it too hard, so as not to burn it. There should be a trace of the desired shape left on the sheet.
Working with an edge allows you to create different stripes. This technique is used to draw grass and flowers. First you need to proceed in the same way as when you applied the impression using the smoothing technique. Now place the iron edge-on on this pattern to get a strip of the desired length. Remove excess wax with a soft cloth.
To make veins in a drawing using the encaustic technique, you need to apply paint to a paper base, and then place the sole of the iron on it for a few seconds. At the same time, it should lie like a glove; you cannot fidget with it.
To create small details of the painting, you need to dip the tip of the iron in melted wax, and then apply it to the canvas in the right place.
Encaustic painting - master class with photos
Now that you have learned the basics of this art, it’s time to move on to the practical lesson. It will be easy and can be done by beginners.
Take:
- wax pencils;
- white sheet of thick cardboard;
- glue;
- hairdryer where you can adjust the temperature.
The pencils should be the same size; if some are longer, cut them on the opposite side of the lead to make them even with the others.
Spread the upper part of the sheet with glue, attach the wax blanks here tightly to each other with the tip down. When the glue is dry, take the hair dryer to the ends of the wax crayons, turning it on at its highest setting. In this case, the workpieces should begin to melt, and the wax will gradually flow down.
If you need strict vertical lines, then hold the sheet of cardboard in the usual position. If you want to achieve interesting special effects, then rotate it from side to side.
If you are satisfied with the result, then place the work on a horizontal surface and wait for your masterpiece to harden.
Such an art object will decorate your home or become an unusual gift for... New Year or for another holiday.
The next master class will allow you to create a beautiful abstract painting.
To implement this plan you will need:
- thick paper;
- a small iron without holes on the sole;
- wax pencils;
- paper to cover the work surface with.
Now bring the iron to the paper sheet and begin to move it horizontally in one direction and the other. Try to ensure that the color stripes intersect each other and mix with each other as little as possible.
As you understand, the smoothing principle was applied. Now you need to use the imprint method. To do this, press the iron against the surface to leave uneven marks on it. You can make a few more impressions on each one to achieve an interesting effect.
Wait for the encaustic painting to cool slightly and after about a minute polish its surface with a soft cloth.
An inexperienced viewer is unlikely to understand what you used to make this work, which is beautiful and very effective. After you have practiced with simple patterns, you can move on to more complex ones.
Encaustic painting - master class for experienced
If you have all the necessary tools, then the job should not seem too difficult even for craftsmen with little experience. Here's what you'll need:
- hob;
- iron;
- paper;
- foam;
- textile.
To draw a landscape, take a wax crayon or pencil of blue color and start shading it at the top of the sheet. Since the cardboard base will be heated, this will not be difficult to do.
Next the mountains are drawn. To do this, put a chalk Brown onto the soleplate of the iron, turn the tool over and heat it up.
Then apply the iron to the surface of the sheet, depicting pointed peaks and a system of mountains, using some encaustic techniques.
If you need to shade the paint, use a piece of cloth or a sponge to do this. To make the mountains surrounded by greenery, draw it using chalk of that color. Draw other elements of the picture, after which you can frame it.
Technique for drawing with wax on paper
The encaustic technique allows you to get very beautiful landscapes. You will see this now. Look what wonderful paintings the craftswomen create.
To work you will need:
- an encaustic iron or a regular small travel iron without holes;
- glossy cardboard, thick photo paper for printers on which photographs are printed is suitable;
- colored crayons;
- napkins;
- soft cloth.
When they become soft, you can use them, but without waiting until the wax begins to flow down from the surface of the iron.
Apply the melted wax to the glossy cardboard, moving from left to right. At the same time, use the iron to make a small semicircle.
Carefully, so as not to burn yourself, wipe off the wax from the surface of the iron with napkins and place crayons of a different color here. When they are melted, place the iron on the right side of the sheet and move it to the left, then to reverse side and left again.
Now you need to remove this wax from the iron with a napkin and melt the brown wax on it. Use the prepared solution to make so-called tacks. In this case, you need to apply the iron to the paper and quickly lift it. This is done several times.
It remains to identify the small details. To do this, use the previously listed techniques. Run the edge and then the tip of the iron over the design to create a bush.
Look how beautiful it turned out. Since the painting is made with wax paints, it will have a charming shine.
The good thing about the encaustic technique is that you can come up with a plot for a painting right on the go. By making several strokes with the iron, arranging the wax in any order, you may find that you have drawn something that you had not thought of before.
The craftswoman from the next master class depicted the bird in exactly this way on her masterpiece. But first things first.
First she took:
- heat-resistant glossy cardboard;
- German and Russian wax crayons;
- iron;
- towel;
- napkin.
Now you need to put white and blue crayons on a warm iron and start drawing with them.
Turn the cardboard over and coat the other side with wax using an iron. Now you need to draw clouds with the edges of the iron.
If necessary, occasionally wipe the sole of your instrument with a tissue. But if you use the same colors, then you don't have to do this.
Taking a closer look, the craftswoman saw that a bird had appeared on the canvas, albeit a little strange. It was decided to add feathers to her using the tip of an iron.
You can make adjustments using a toothpick or a pointed wooden skewer. Using it, you can remove unnecessary things, finish drawing something, and clean something.
Now we need to make impressions to depict grass and bushes. To do this, place green and brown chalk on the iron and apply them to the desired part of the drawing.
Tree crowns are depicted like this. Apply a little brown or green wax to the tip of the iron and paint this part of the picture with this part of the tool.
Using the stamping technique, draw leaves on the trunk and branches, and use a skewer to apply adjustments.
The heroine did not like the first bird, so she drew a tree crown in this place. But then I decided to draw a seagull white. To do this, you need to scratch the outline of the bird with the tip of a wooden stick. Dip it into melted wax and add details.
All that remains is to polish the masterpiece with a soft napkin and you can hang the picture or give it as a gift for any occasion.
How to draw with an iron - technique for beginners
The next master class will allow you to create a picture in red and yellow tones with dark splashes.
Even those who think they don’t know how to draw can draw it. To do this they will only need:
- glossy cardboard A5 format;
- wax children's crayons;
- an iron without holes on the soleplate with a thermostat, which is designed for dry ironing.
The iron temperature should be as low as possible, so set the thermostat to the wool or silk ironing position. Place the crayons on the bottom of this tool so that the yellow is at the bottom, the orange is below it, the red is even lower, followed by dark pink and burgundy.
Paint a bright sky with this colorful rainbow using the smoothing technique. To do this, simply move the iron over the surface of the paper as if you were ironing from right to left and vice versa.
Wipe off excess wax on the warm surface of the iron with a napkin and place crayons of a different color here. Which ones can be seen in the next photo.
You also need to iron the sheet horizontally using back and forth movements. This way you will create the main background.
To draw further with the iron, you need to dissolve black chalk on its tip. Use this part of the iron's working surface, making an impression on the paper with the tip.
Next, using this technique, make impressions at the bottom of the sheet and create fabulous vegetation.
To wax further, use the sides of the iron. Place it edgewise on the applied background to create vertical lines, such as grass.
After you have made an impression with black wax, you will be left with a certain design on the tip of the iron. Do not wipe off this coating, make prints further, you will get a spectacular result.
This encaustic painting is also suitable for beginners, as it does not require any special skills.
Now draw with the tip of the iron; to do this, you need to pick up a little wax with the tip of the iron and move it around the drawing, creating black flowers and leaves here.
See how to draw birds with wax. To do this, place a dot on the desired part of the picture with the tip of the iron. Then, using edges, draw two wings for each bird.
The final step is polishing the image with a soft cloth. It will turn out radiant and shiny.
When you practice on such works, you will be able to create masterpieces with finer features using this technique.
To reproduce such a blooming apricot or sakura branch, take:
- black cardboard;
- white marker;
- wax crayons;
- iron;
- soft cloth.
Hold the iron in your right hand and take a green crayon in your left. Place the tip of the iron against the iron so that the wax melts slightly.
If you are better with your left hand, then hold the tool and chalk in a way that is comfortable for you.
Start filling one half of the sheet first, moving the iron up and down. Do not tear it off the cardboard to create a continuous layer. Now fill out the second half of the sheet in the same way.
Take a pink crayon, melt it on the tip of your iron and start recreating a pink petal.
Do all the flower elements in the same way. Those petals that are closer to the viewer need to be filled last to create volume.
Apply to the tip of the iron brown paint and make a twig. Form stamens from yellow and brown ones.
To make the flower look more realistic, you need to lightly scratch it with a special tool from the core to the beginning of the petals. To do this, you can use a pointed wooden stick.
Using the same device, you can scratch the wax where it is not needed to make the contours of the petals and flowers smoother.
If the elements of the painting have already frozen, you can put the canvas on a heating surface so that the wax softens slightly and remove excess or draw veins on the sheets. After the final sanding of the painting with a soft cloth, you can proudly admire the result of the work.
Yes, if you try, then the iron will become a tool of a talented artist.
The work presented is more within the capabilities of adults, and small children should not be given even warm irons to work with. Therefore, check out the variety of this technique that kids enjoy doing.
Encaustic technique for children
Invite the children to do encaustic painting in the pointillism style. The next master class will help you master this handicraft yourself and teach it to your children.
On a piece of paper you need to draw with a simple pencil outlines of the future masterpiece. For example, this is a cockerel.
So that you can depict it, we suggest attaching a sheet of paper to the presented template and simply redrawing it.
Since encaustic painting still involves heating the wax, be with your child during the lesson. Place the candle in a convenient container and light it. Have your child hold the wax crayon over the candle flame until a drop forms. After which it must be quickly transferred to a certain area of the drawing.
The work requires patience and accuracy, but the result will be amazing. Such a three-dimensional picture will become a source of pride for parents for their child.
If the children are very young, then there is no need to show them the technique of creating a picture with a burning candle, but it is better to teach them how to create masterpieces using the pointillism technique, using the cold method, which is safe for them.
Winter drawings will come in handy now. To make them, give the children:
- sheets of black cardboard;
- cotton buds;
- paints.
Adults or older children can use white wax crayons, which, when heated, will create works, thereby mastering the art of encaustic painting.
To reinforce what you have learned, watch a video that will help beginners and older children master hot wax drawing even better.
If you have already practiced enough, then try to create a picturesque landscape with the author of the next video.
Paints, felt-tip pens, pencils, pastels, wax crayons - such a variety of materials that our children use for creativity. Each of them has its own properties and features inherent in this particular material.
Today I would like to talk about how you can use wax crayons and what unusual things you can do with them.
Surely every mother has encountered the fact that the remains of crayons are lying all over the house. It’s already inconvenient to use them, but it’s also a shame to throw them away. How to give these crayons new life?
Take a silicone mold and crumble the remaining crayons into it. You can scatter them in shades, or you can make a mix of different colors.
Place the pan in the oven at 180 degrees.
The crayons will melt in about 10 minutes, then remove them. If you notice that the melted crayon has separated into two layers (a transparent layer has formed at the top), or that air bubbles have formed in it, simply stir the contents, for example, with a toothpick and leave to cool.
Once the crayons have set, remove them from the mold and you are ready to draw!
Such crayons can even be made specifically for small children; it will be more convenient for them to hold crayons of this shape than long, thin ones that constantly break from falls.
While we were melting down the crayons, the idea occurred to me that you can also draw with melted crayons! If you don't wait for them to harden. Since my crayons were in a mold with many cells, we ended up with this mixture, but if you take, say, muffin tins and melt the crayons there, then when pouring the contents the colors will not mix and you can draw real drawings, not abstractions. For example, flowers where the petals are made of drops, and the stem will probably take on a bizarre shape. In addition to the fact that the process itself is interesting, the result will also be unusual, because the drawing will be three-dimensional.
It’s also interesting to make pictures like this by melting crayons with a hairdryer.
Glue crayons onto a piece of paper and let the glue dry.
Then take a hairdryer and, turning it on to the hottest setting, blow on the crayons, holding the sheet of crayons almost vertically. My advice is to blow into the middle, or even the top, of the crayon, not the very tip. The chalk will begin to melt and flow down in even lines. If you blow on the tip of the crayon, the melted wax will fly in different directions due to the strong air flow. Actually, that’s exactly what happened to us.
After the smudges had dried, we peeled off the crayons and began to fantasize. We had a holiday with gifts and colorful balloons!
Then I accidentally damaged a blot of melted crayon that was not completely dry and a recess formed in it, and that’s when the idea occurred to me that wax crayons can be easily used as a background on which you can scratch out something interesting.
And a little later I remembered that my friend told me how she and her brother made engravings as children. They took a candle, rubbed it on a piece of paper, poured ink on top, let it dry, and scratched out the design with a needle.
Instead of a candle, I took wax crayons and covered them with black gouache on top. Once the gouache had dried, we had a lot of fun with this technique, using a regular toothpick to paint. A little later it turned out that I had not reinvented the wheel and this technique is called grattage.
Crayons are a soft material, so they shade well. Cut out different shapes from paper and place them on a clean sheet of paper.
Holding the shape on top with your finger so that it does not move, trace the outline with crayons.
Then use your finger to blend the line away from the center.
This is such a fun result.
And finally, how to decorate your house using wax crayons. Are you planning a children's party and wondering how to decorate the room? Invite your child to take a direct part in decorating.
To do this you will need wax paper, a sharpener and wax crayons. Cut out flags of any shape from paper, cut them so that they fold in half, like a postcard.
Sharpen the crayons, fill one half of the flag with shavings, cover with the other half and iron the flag through plain paper. Then secure the flags to thick thread or braid and you have a wonderful homemade garland!
Happy holiday to you!
With the help of beautiful candles you can create a romantic atmosphere or simply decorate your interior. The modern market presents many options for candles of different sizes, colors and scents. But why spend money on something you can easily do at home? After all, almost everyone has ordinary paraffin candles.
Today we will tell you how to turn an ordinary candle into a work of art. This is a very exciting activity, and there is something magical about it. You can safely involve children and other family members to create a multi-colored miracle.
Multicolored candles
You will need
- paraffin candle
- paper cups
- glass tumbler
- colored wax crayons
- wick
- a small piece of glass or metal
- favorite essential oils
Progress
Prepare the wick. Usually it is sold with a ready-made base, but if you don’t want to buy it, then do it yourself. Place a small piece of paraffin in a paper cup and melt it in the microwave (if you don’t have a microwave, just keep the paraffin in a water bath). Make a small hole in a piece of glass or metal and pull the wick through it. Place the resulting structure in a glass beaker and fill it with prepared paraffin.
Cut crayons of the desired color into small pieces.
Place paraffin and chopped crayons in paper cups. Melt everything in the microwave. Mix the contents of the glasses thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Add essential oil. Pour the mixture of the desired color into a glass with a wick. You can tilt the container to get the desired shape.
Wait until the first color hardens and pour in a mixture of another color. Do this with each color until you get a full-size candle. You can make each layer with a different flavor.
If you add essential oils to the mixture, before New Year holidays try making candles with the scent of Christmas tree and tangerine. You can also decorate a glass glass with coffee beans, shells or beads, the main thing is not plastic.
This way you can make a variety of candles. The whole process will take very little time, and the result will greatly please you and your loved ones.
All children love wax crayons. Do you remember how convenient and interesting it was to paint everything with them? I still love this indescribable feeling of the contact between a wax pencil and paper...
But you can do more than just draw with wax crayons - the range of their uses is quite wide. For example, an unusual color is prepared using crayons. It's amazing how much you can come up with if you free your imagination from the usual framework! These colored candles- the fruits of a vivid imagination... Just admire!
Candle made from crayons
- First, grab a box of crayons.
- Choose your favorite colors that combine harmoniously with each other.
- You can use a glass glass as a candlestick. A candle definitely needs a wick!
- Glue the wick to the glass, it is advisable to do this right in the middle.
- Place the remaining wax from old candles in a plastic cup. Heat the wax in the microwave.
- Cut the wax crayons into pieces and add them to the melted wax.
- Place the candlestick at an angle so that it is convenient to pour melted wax into it.
- Melt the crayons with wax thoroughly in the microwave, pour the liquid mass into a candlestick. Let it set for 20 minutes.
- Now turn the glass the other way and pour another colored layer of wax into the candlestick. Also let it harden.
- Carefully pour the last layer on top and let the candle dry well.
- Brilliant result!
In this video you can see all the intricacies of making colored candles from wax crayons.
By adding a few drops of essential oil to liquid wax, you can make your candle fragrant! Make candles You can make crayons with your child, because it’s so easy. And the best part is that you can achieve flawless favorite colors by mixing melted crayons of different shades. Make a unique candle that suits your