Hello, Judith. The wax pencil is just like ordinary pencil (but thicker) except that the graphite is replaced by a hard waxy substance. The type I use are called 'chinagraph', they are used by artists and film editors. A child's set of wax crayons would
Hello, Judith. The wax pencil is just like ordinary pencil (but thicker) except that the graphite is replaced by a hard waxy substance. The type I use are called 'chinagraph', they are used by artists and film editors. A child's set of wax crayons would also work well.
This image is one of the pieces I submitted to the UK 'Guild of Enamellers' that brought the award of 'Craftsman of the Guild'.
The minute I saw this photo I knew I've seen it before, in a book on enamelling. It is indeed in Dorothy Cockrell's "Beginner's Guide to Enamelling". It's really impressive, and so is the way you made it. I've also done some sgrafitto by removing dried
The minute I saw this photo I knew I've seen it before, in a book on enamelling. It is indeed in Dorothy Cockrell's "Beginner's Guide to Enamelling". It's really impressive, and so is the way you made it. I've also done some sgrafitto by removing dried liquid enamel with a brush. What is a wax pencil exactly? Where do you buy such a thing?
Hello, Judith. The wax pencil is just like ordinary pencil (but thicker) except that the graphite is replaced by a hard waxy substance. The type I use are called 'chinagraph', they are used by artists and film editors. A child's set of wax crayons would
... moreThe minute I saw this photo I knew I've seen it before, in a book on enamelling. It is indeed in Dorothy Cockrell's "Beginner's Guide to Enamelling". It's really impressive, and so is the way you made it. I've also done some sgrafitto by removing dried
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