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THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE: REIMAGINED
The world’s most comprehensive guide has been fully revised. Featuring fresh content, expanded chapters on collage and printmaking, and a stunning gallery of work from over 95 international artists. This is the essential reference for your studio table.
Whether read from cover to cover, perused for its beautiful artworks, or brought into the studio as a reference, this book will inform, delight and inspire you.
– John Seed, The Huffington Post
The authors’ guide is almost impossibly comprehensive...the collective experience of two veterans really shines through.
McLaughlin and Crowell have given cold-wax artists (and artists-to-be) an enormous gift. Impossible to imagine a book that could be more comprehensive, thoughtful, careful, and generously written and presented.
Fully revised and expanded. This 2nd Edition remains the comprehensive and definitive guide to working with Cold Wax Medium. It introduces fresh content, updated safety protocols, and deep-dive advice on developing your personal voice. With a stunning gallery of work from over 90 international artists, this book will inform and inspire your practice for years to come.
Since the publication of the first edition in 2016, interest in cold wax medium has exploded. Freed from the traditional rules of oil painting, artists have found exciting ways to use its translucency and texture.
In this completely revised edition, we capture that evolution. We feature dozens of new artists and illustrate a vast range of approaches—from straightforward painting to work involving collage, photography, printmaking, encaustic, and sculpture.
This volume includes significantly expanded information designed to take your practice further:
Global Inspiration: New full-color images featuring artwork from over 90 artists representing styles from realism to pure abstraction.
Expanded Techniques: Fully revised chapters on collage, printmaking, plein air, and sculptural work.
Artist Spotlights: New interviews and spotlight sections focusing on individual artists’ unique processes.
Tools & Resources: Up-to-date information on tools, materials, and suppliers to keep your studio stocked.
Artistic Development: Deep-dive advice for both new and experienced artists on developing a visual vocabulary and finding your personal voice.
