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crushed paper collage

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encaustic collection Registered: September 2006 Location: Wales, UK based Posts: 96	many types of paper have some sort of coating which helps limit absorption of whatever is put on them. by crushing the paper this can be damaged, forming a rough "crackled" look. When the wax is ironed over this, using the iron's edge to bulldoze the colours along, then the damaged creases absorb more colour than the still coated areas, creating an interesting contrast. this image was created from three pieces of crushed paper which were then torn to shape and glued into a collage. ... more on this approach in Encaustic Art - The Project Book on Pages 60 - 63
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	Rating: 8.75
	Keywords: crushed paper collage
	size mm: 170 x 272mm
	wax used: encaustic art wax block colours
	support: crushed heavy weight colour printer paper
	tools: iron
	method: crush paper, iron on colour, tear to shape & collage together
	objective: textural paper based art with contrasting collage elements
	reference: Encaustic Art - The Project Book #99533300

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