{"product_id":"waxing-poetic-about-metallique-waxes","title":"Waxing Poetic about Metallique Waxes","description":"\u003cp\u003eI’ve noticed an influx of artwork being sent to us that features gorgeous gilded shapes, with beautiful metallic elements being brought to life upon a black background. As I edited a few articles in which artists used this technique, I couldn’t wait to try it out myself. When our first supply of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/finnabair-collection\"\u003eMetallique Waxes\u003c\/a\u003e arrived in The Shoppe at Somerset, I immediately grabbed a few colors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter watching a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Finnabair-Demonstrates-Art-Alchemy-Metallique-Waxes\"\u003equick video from Finnabair\u003c\/a\u003e, I was inspired by the way she used black gesso to add a base color to various elements from the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Sandra-Evertson-Collection\"\u003eRelics \u0026amp; Artifacts line\u003c\/a\u003e. I went through my collection and chose some wings, which had a lot of detail, and a heart, which didn’t have as much, but I still thought would work well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo begin, I applied a layer of black gesso to a canvas, as well as my chosen Relics \u0026amp; Artifacts. I allowed everything to dry completely. Then, I touched my finger to the Metallique Wax, picking up just a bit of it, and rubbed it wherever I wanted to add color. It was so much fun to see how much color was added to all of the areas with raised details. I played around with how much to use, and found that less is more. A little bit of the wax goes a long way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI was so pleasantly surprised that such a small amount of work (and product) produced such an amazing result! My mind is completely overloaded with all the ideas I have for ways to use these great waxes, and I can’t wait to get started on them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452535496855,"sku":"PROJ-1166","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-1166__90681.1558409743.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746793833","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/waxing-poetic-about-metallique-waxes","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}