Encaustic Wax Designs
Wax painting is a process of melting wax and in our case using hot tools to create patterns both abstract and realism.
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What is wax painting?
Melting wax on hot irons and using those irons as your paint brush creates wonderful designs.
About Encaustic Art
Encaustic Art uses heat to melt wax colors and work them into artistic results. As an ancient process it was used mostly for portrait and icon painting. We have brought this idea into the modern electrical world, creating a simple and satisfying way for anyone to discover this fascinating, creative and artistic activity. Simple to start, exciting to explore!
The small electric painting iron is central our approach to this wax melting art. A flexible white non-absorbent card, which remains clean in use, provides the material for beginners, on which the wax is applied. Wax is a liquid when warmed and a solid at ambient room temperature. Having heat as the solvent results in fast completion. Instead of drying, the wax just needs to cool, which literally takes seconds. The real magic is the ability to rework the wax art simply by reapplying the warm iron or other heated tools. Whether just small adjustments or a complete change! This is a unique “unfreezable paint”.
The iron is just the start. There is a stylus with many different heads available. It is used for graphical details, much like a pen or brush. It makes working inside larger images easier too. Then there are hotplates and many hand-tools to excite and inspire forms within encaustic artwork. Our hot air gun blows warm air onto the wax, melting and moving it without any direct physical contact. Encaustic Art is a versatile genre with many approaches.
And why are we THE ORIGINAL? Back in the late 1980’s we took the iron and wax blocks and created the first sets of their kind in the world. These have evolved, and we continue to add new, creative and inspiring products alongside clear information. We hope Encaustic Art brings something and enjoyable special into your creative life.
Melting wax on hot irons and using those irons as your paint brush creates wonderful designs.
About Encaustic Art
Encaustic Art uses heat to melt wax colors and work them into artistic results. As an ancient process it was used mostly for portrait and icon painting. We have brought this idea into the modern electrical world, creating a simple and satisfying way for anyone to discover this fascinating, creative and artistic activity. Simple to start, exciting to explore!
The small electric painting iron is central our approach to this wax melting art. A flexible white non-absorbent card, which remains clean in use, provides the material for beginners, on which the wax is applied. Wax is a liquid when warmed and a solid at ambient room temperature. Having heat as the solvent results in fast completion. Instead of drying, the wax just needs to cool, which literally takes seconds. The real magic is the ability to rework the wax art simply by reapplying the warm iron or other heated tools. Whether just small adjustments or a complete change! This is a unique “unfreezable paint”.
The iron is just the start. There is a stylus with many different heads available. It is used for graphical details, much like a pen or brush. It makes working inside larger images easier too. Then there are hotplates and many hand-tools to excite and inspire forms within encaustic artwork. Our hot air gun blows warm air onto the wax, melting and moving it without any direct physical contact. Encaustic Art is a versatile genre with many approaches.
And why are we THE ORIGINAL? Back in the late 1980’s we took the iron and wax blocks and created the first sets of their kind in the world. These have evolved, and we continue to add new, creative and inspiring products alongside clear information. We hope Encaustic Art brings something and enjoyable special into your creative life.
Ancient Art Form Discovery Called Encaustic Painting
Is A Fun Pastime.Thanks for visiting my site. My name is John Vandebrooke and my contact information is [email protected], Hope you enjoy this site and will visit often. Please let me know what you think of the information and how I can improve it for you. Instead of a newsletter I had chosen to do a blog a long time ago . You can get it at the button below.
There is a lot of information at that site, but I will not be adding to it, and you have to Ignore links shown on the blog as they don't connect anymore and I can't edit them.
Encaustic painting is a way to leave behind all the daily stresses and be transported into a world of magic and fantasy. Difficult to believe, just give me a few moments to explain.
Over 15 years ago I stumbled into this art form and found it easy to learn and extremely addictive. It is so entrancing that it pulls your mind away from the serious thoughts you were focused on just minutes before.
Encaustic painting is a very ancient practice and one the Egyptians used over 2000 years ago to decorate what have been titled the Fayum paintings. Those art works are as brilliant today as they were then. Of course we have a few tools they didn't have and that lets you plug and play instantly. When you google Fayum paintings you will see a lot of images of these burial paintings and they look like they were done recently as the wax preserved the images. .
Encaustics means you use melted wax to paint with. Mentioning that you paint with wax might stop someone in their tracks until they watch the process in action, and then they can't wait to get their hands on the tools. The major tool used is a small iron on which you melt colored wax and while it is still liquid you turn the iron over and begin to push the wax around on the surface. Each slight motion brings another effect and soon there is an assortment of abstract designs appearing with ease.
These abstract designs can be assembled into realistic images. You become an instant artist and you will be impressed with your ability. I have taught enough of these encaustic art classes to prove that to myself over and over again.
Within this site you will find both an introduction to this process and the many different ways you can work with wax. If you have been looking for a creative outlet and just have not found that perfect pastime, check this out to get a feel for what encaustic painting is all about. You will not be disappointed.
Welcome to this fun and easy art form.
Is A Fun Pastime.Thanks for visiting my site. My name is John Vandebrooke and my contact information is [email protected], Hope you enjoy this site and will visit often. Please let me know what you think of the information and how I can improve it for you. Instead of a newsletter I had chosen to do a blog a long time ago . You can get it at the button below.
There is a lot of information at that site, but I will not be adding to it, and you have to Ignore links shown on the blog as they don't connect anymore and I can't edit them.
Encaustic painting is a way to leave behind all the daily stresses and be transported into a world of magic and fantasy. Difficult to believe, just give me a few moments to explain.
Over 15 years ago I stumbled into this art form and found it easy to learn and extremely addictive. It is so entrancing that it pulls your mind away from the serious thoughts you were focused on just minutes before.
Encaustic painting is a very ancient practice and one the Egyptians used over 2000 years ago to decorate what have been titled the Fayum paintings. Those art works are as brilliant today as they were then. Of course we have a few tools they didn't have and that lets you plug and play instantly. When you google Fayum paintings you will see a lot of images of these burial paintings and they look like they were done recently as the wax preserved the images. .
Encaustics means you use melted wax to paint with. Mentioning that you paint with wax might stop someone in their tracks until they watch the process in action, and then they can't wait to get their hands on the tools. The major tool used is a small iron on which you melt colored wax and while it is still liquid you turn the iron over and begin to push the wax around on the surface. Each slight motion brings another effect and soon there is an assortment of abstract designs appearing with ease.
These abstract designs can be assembled into realistic images. You become an instant artist and you will be impressed with your ability. I have taught enough of these encaustic art classes to prove that to myself over and over again.
Within this site you will find both an introduction to this process and the many different ways you can work with wax. If you have been looking for a creative outlet and just have not found that perfect pastime, check this out to get a feel for what encaustic painting is all about. You will not be disappointed.
Welcome to this fun and easy art form.
Collage
Collage is another door to open as you explore the wonders of wax painting. Anything you enclose within the wax becomes archival. So the sky's the limit as to what you will stick into the wax surface. Just plain Kleenex is a good start. Once you begin you can let your mind take you in many directions.
Put a layer of wax on your card surface. Take just one ply of the Kleenex and lay it over the card. Put your iron on the Kleenex and watch the wax wick up through the fibers and trap it in the wax. The surface now has a mat finish instead of a gloss finish. You can apply wax on top and get a wonderful effect by using some metallic wax to highlight the surface. The tissue grabs the metallic wax on the surface and adds such a nice touch.I have used torn Kleenex to shape various landscapes leaving the gloss part of the card surface free for sky and water effects. I have also torn leaf patterns and had the rest of the card carry out the floral theme. You can also rubber stamp on the tissue and then embed the pattern into the wax. I did this and then cut the different pieces to assemble the Chinese gown below. I had tissue on the background with gold wax and the four corners had a soft product that I could press a rubber stamp.
Collage is another door to open as you explore the wonders of wax painting. Anything you enclose within the wax becomes archival. So the sky's the limit as to what you will stick into the wax surface. Just plain Kleenex is a good start. Once you begin you can let your mind take you in many directions.
Put a layer of wax on your card surface. Take just one ply of the Kleenex and lay it over the card. Put your iron on the Kleenex and watch the wax wick up through the fibers and trap it in the wax. The surface now has a mat finish instead of a gloss finish. You can apply wax on top and get a wonderful effect by using some metallic wax to highlight the surface. The tissue grabs the metallic wax on the surface and adds such a nice touch.I have used torn Kleenex to shape various landscapes leaving the gloss part of the card surface free for sky and water effects. I have also torn leaf patterns and had the rest of the card carry out the floral theme. You can also rubber stamp on the tissue and then embed the pattern into the wax. I did this and then cut the different pieces to assemble the Chinese gown below. I had tissue on the background with gold wax and the four corners had a soft product that I could press a rubber stamp.
Card Crafting Your Own Thank You Art Cards
Wow! Have you seen the price of greeting cards in the stores? Card Crafting 25 of your own cards would pay for all of your supplies to do wax painting. Making your own art wax painting cards is also a lot of fun and it lets you send out your own original thank you notes. These are always well received. Instead of selling my original card sized encaustic paintings, I now go to the print shop and use their color copier and make reprints. At 600 DPI they look really sharp.
To make them for resale I get some 4 x 6 inch photo insert cards for the A6 card size I paint. I put them in a clear plastic envelope along with some information about myself and the wax medium. Now I have a nice crafted sales piece to place in coffee shops or galleries.
The 4 x 6 card size is the best size to learn on as it is so close to the size of your iron. Once you have made some this size you will want to move on to a larger format. I have not taught one person who wasn't delighted when I took one of their first cards and mounted in one of these photo cards. You can also take the card and put it in a frame as the photo card acts as a mat.
At first your cards may be all abstracts and so many people will just love the effects that are created. I have students all the time come back to me and tell me how astonished they are at what appears like magic on the surface of their cards. And that is so true. You will see images of all kinds within the designs of the melted wax as it is drawn into shapes when the liquid wax is lifted up by the surface of the iron.
It won't be long before you get the knack of turning those patterns into realistic scenes of mountains and valleys, deserts and oceans. You can add in fine details with the stylus tool. This is a great family pastime. An alternative to the photo insert card stock is to take a wide black felt tip pen and draw a nice border around your painting. You can mount your painting on some colored card stock. It will look very professional.
Wow! Have you seen the price of greeting cards in the stores? Card Crafting 25 of your own cards would pay for all of your supplies to do wax painting. Making your own art wax painting cards is also a lot of fun and it lets you send out your own original thank you notes. These are always well received. Instead of selling my original card sized encaustic paintings, I now go to the print shop and use their color copier and make reprints. At 600 DPI they look really sharp.
To make them for resale I get some 4 x 6 inch photo insert cards for the A6 card size I paint. I put them in a clear plastic envelope along with some information about myself and the wax medium. Now I have a nice crafted sales piece to place in coffee shops or galleries.
The 4 x 6 card size is the best size to learn on as it is so close to the size of your iron. Once you have made some this size you will want to move on to a larger format. I have not taught one person who wasn't delighted when I took one of their first cards and mounted in one of these photo cards. You can also take the card and put it in a frame as the photo card acts as a mat.
At first your cards may be all abstracts and so many people will just love the effects that are created. I have students all the time come back to me and tell me how astonished they are at what appears like magic on the surface of their cards. And that is so true. You will see images of all kinds within the designs of the melted wax as it is drawn into shapes when the liquid wax is lifted up by the surface of the iron.
It won't be long before you get the knack of turning those patterns into realistic scenes of mountains and valleys, deserts and oceans. You can add in fine details with the stylus tool. This is a great family pastime. An alternative to the photo insert card stock is to take a wide black felt tip pen and draw a nice border around your painting. You can mount your painting on some colored card stock. It will look very professional.
Rubber Stamp Used Under Wax
Use a dye based ink and stamp the image on the card. Heat the back side of the card to dry the ink as you don't want the ink to run in the next step. Take clear wax and put a protective layer over the image with your iron. Now put a sky behind and ground underneath and you will still be able to see the image through the transparent wax colors. You can choose to leave the image like that or take your small stylus tool and use the pen point to draw in all the details with colored wax. You have a fantastic looking card to send to someone or to frame as a picture.
Rubber stamp crafting opens a whole new world of possibilities. If the rubber stamp is done with an open pattern, not a lot of fine lines like in the image above, you could also dip the stamp in the hot wax first and then stamp on your surface Heat your waxed card with the iron, then when you stamp it with your wax coated rubber stamp the wax will transfer. You will have to heat your stamp on your iron and and clean with tissue. Stamps give the beginner confidence as they let them produce quality art work..
Another way to transfer an image would be to wax your card and then put a pattern onto the wax with a piece of graphite transfer paper. Tracing a pattern this way I used some wood carving patterns of a friend of mind to see how they would turn out and was very pleased. I used the stylus to finish off the copied details of the design .
Another idea is to stamp on Kleenex and then separate it to one ply. Tear the tissue so only the stamped image will be attached to the card. Using rubber stamps uses patterns you can incorporate into the wax like below.
Use a dye based ink and stamp the image on the card. Heat the back side of the card to dry the ink as you don't want the ink to run in the next step. Take clear wax and put a protective layer over the image with your iron. Now put a sky behind and ground underneath and you will still be able to see the image through the transparent wax colors. You can choose to leave the image like that or take your small stylus tool and use the pen point to draw in all the details with colored wax. You have a fantastic looking card to send to someone or to frame as a picture.
Rubber stamp crafting opens a whole new world of possibilities. If the rubber stamp is done with an open pattern, not a lot of fine lines like in the image above, you could also dip the stamp in the hot wax first and then stamp on your surface Heat your waxed card with the iron, then when you stamp it with your wax coated rubber stamp the wax will transfer. You will have to heat your stamp on your iron and and clean with tissue. Stamps give the beginner confidence as they let them produce quality art work..
Another way to transfer an image would be to wax your card and then put a pattern onto the wax with a piece of graphite transfer paper. Tracing a pattern this way I used some wood carving patterns of a friend of mind to see how they would turn out and was very pleased. I used the stylus to finish off the copied details of the design .
Another idea is to stamp on Kleenex and then separate it to one ply. Tear the tissue so only the stamped image will be attached to the card. Using rubber stamps uses patterns you can incorporate into the wax like below.
Another similar idea is to print an image in black and white on your inkjet printer and then color in with a stylus using the different wax colors.
Wax Art Methods
The first few minutes of doing wax art will hook you. Wax art can be done in two different ways. The style I prefer is to work with hot tools. The older method is where you heat up wax in small tins and apply many coats of the wax with a brush. Then you can carve into the wax and pour different colors into those hollowed out areas. The top layer is then scrapped off to reveal the patterns. This is just not my cup of tea, but by all means give that method a try. You can also try that on a smaller scale by dipping a small brush into some wax melted on your iron and then dabbing it on your painting. The Fayum mysterious portrait paintings were done with this dabbing method or possibly with a cold wax process.
I am fascinated with the hot tools loaded with liquid wax which are used to paint on different surfaces. Small movements of the iron create patterns that begin to assemble into realistic images as the different patterns are mastered. I have students up and running on their own in 3 short hours of teaching. I am always delighted in what they produce and the smiles on their faces lets me know that they are too.
The first few minutes of doing wax art will hook you. Wax art can be done in two different ways. The style I prefer is to work with hot tools. The older method is where you heat up wax in small tins and apply many coats of the wax with a brush. Then you can carve into the wax and pour different colors into those hollowed out areas. The top layer is then scrapped off to reveal the patterns. This is just not my cup of tea, but by all means give that method a try. You can also try that on a smaller scale by dipping a small brush into some wax melted on your iron and then dabbing it on your painting. The Fayum mysterious portrait paintings were done with this dabbing method or possibly with a cold wax process.
I am fascinated with the hot tools loaded with liquid wax which are used to paint on different surfaces. Small movements of the iron create patterns that begin to assemble into realistic images as the different patterns are mastered. I have students up and running on their own in 3 short hours of teaching. I am always delighted in what they produce and the smiles on their faces lets me know that they are too.
Quiet Enjoyment
When the warm wax flows under your hand there is a magical shift, a quiet enjoyment opens up. When the warm wax flows under your hand there is a noicable shift, a soft enjoyment opens the environment around you and you easily slip into an art therapy experience. Hours can slide by and you get transformed by this space. It has a great calming effect on the mind. A comment I always remember was a time I was teaching some kids in a homeless project called Sanctuary Art Project in the University district in Seattle. The kids loved the process and got into it very fast. In the hush of the class one spoke up and said, "Boy I can just forget all of my troubles doing this", and I knew right there I made the right decision to come and teach that day. A big plus is that this process does not take up a lot of room and also there is no odor. The wax will set right away so it cleans up quickly. Because the wax does set in seconds after you lift your iron you can put away your finished pieces quickly. Cost is another factor and after you get your hot tools the wax is very inexpensive. The type I use from the Netherlands costs $26.50 for 16 colors. If You purchase art supplies you will appreciate that this is a very cost effective art form because wax lasts a long time.
Below are the kinds of images that can be made in the 5" x 8" size that are so easy to learn. Imagine how much fun you would have being able to produce these small treasures? The only warning that I always give is that this is a very addictive craft and you will love every minute that you spend doing it.
When the warm wax flows under your hand there is a magical shift, a quiet enjoyment opens up. When the warm wax flows under your hand there is a noicable shift, a soft enjoyment opens the environment around you and you easily slip into an art therapy experience. Hours can slide by and you get transformed by this space. It has a great calming effect on the mind. A comment I always remember was a time I was teaching some kids in a homeless project called Sanctuary Art Project in the University district in Seattle. The kids loved the process and got into it very fast. In the hush of the class one spoke up and said, "Boy I can just forget all of my troubles doing this", and I knew right there I made the right decision to come and teach that day. A big plus is that this process does not take up a lot of room and also there is no odor. The wax will set right away so it cleans up quickly. Because the wax does set in seconds after you lift your iron you can put away your finished pieces quickly. Cost is another factor and after you get your hot tools the wax is very inexpensive. The type I use from the Netherlands costs $26.50 for 16 colors. If You purchase art supplies you will appreciate that this is a very cost effective art form because wax lasts a long time.
Below are the kinds of images that can be made in the 5" x 8" size that are so easy to learn. Imagine how much fun you would have being able to produce these small treasures? The only warning that I always give is that this is a very addictive craft and you will love every minute that you spend doing it.
Some Easy Crafts For Kids Was What Grandpa Needed For The Morning
Some easy crafts for kids was a family project that was just what the doctor ordered. School was out and it was Christmas week so Grandma was out shopping and Grandpa was to take care of Grandson Carson for the morning. I needed some easy crafts for kids, to help me keep him occupied. Carson was 5 and one half. The one half is important to Carson. I had taken him when he was only three to the studio and showed him the wax painting. He of course wanted to do it and I said the iron was hot. He shot back what part of the iron is hot? I showed him the handle that was safe to hold and he took control right away. His favorite saying at that age was "By Self", which meant "hands off I can do it myself". So I watched him carefully and he put a nice big blob of green wax on the page and that was it. He had done it and now we should do something else.
He is older now and thought it was time to give it another shot. So down we went to my basement studio and set him up with the wax and iron and stylus. This time he said it would be an easy craft for kids if I held the iron upside down for him and he would put on the wax to melt it on the iron. He loaded the iron with melted wax and then I would hand it over to him and off he went. He even selected the rubber stamps he wanted to use. It is fun to see a 5 1/2 year old a pro right out of the gate. Hard to believe he will graduate from High School next Year.
Some easy crafts for kids was a family project that was just what the doctor ordered. School was out and it was Christmas week so Grandma was out shopping and Grandpa was to take care of Grandson Carson for the morning. I needed some easy crafts for kids, to help me keep him occupied. Carson was 5 and one half. The one half is important to Carson. I had taken him when he was only three to the studio and showed him the wax painting. He of course wanted to do it and I said the iron was hot. He shot back what part of the iron is hot? I showed him the handle that was safe to hold and he took control right away. His favorite saying at that age was "By Self", which meant "hands off I can do it myself". So I watched him carefully and he put a nice big blob of green wax on the page and that was it. He had done it and now we should do something else.
He is older now and thought it was time to give it another shot. So down we went to my basement studio and set him up with the wax and iron and stylus. This time he said it would be an easy craft for kids if I held the iron upside down for him and he would put on the wax to melt it on the iron. He loaded the iron with melted wax and then I would hand it over to him and off he went. He even selected the rubber stamps he wanted to use. It is fun to see a 5 1/2 year old a pro right out of the gate. Hard to believe he will graduate from High School next Year.
Art Resources
1. I mentioned you should always use Angel rubber stamp companies and here is a long list of these companies. http://bit.ly/2yo6fFQ just look up each site and see if they have the kind of stamps you are looking for.
2. Nice ladies for Domino stamps can be found at http://bit.ly/2S9Upre
3. The silk print and peel material I used with my inkjet to print on silk fabric and then use with wax was from, jacquardproducts.com 800-442-0455 called silk fabric sheets.
4. I wanted to put my own wax art pictures on the dominoes and found this article first on the HGTV site telling how it is done. Episode:HCLVR-242 Domino Art Pendant with Kelly Smith of Rising Sun MD. She takes a painting of hers and reduces it to 1 inch by 2 inches and using a decal transfer paper she prints it on her ink jet and then slips the decal off onto a domino. I have done one and I posted some images below. I reduced pictures to that size and used my inkjet printer. Get the paper from Target and give it a whirl. Lots of fun. I used alcohol inks on the back side and metallic pens for the sides.
5. Paints https://www.colourarte.com/ I love the look mixed with wax on tissue.
6. Photo Insert Cards I have been using the photo insert cards from several sources but clearbags.com are the best price.
7. Jewelry resource for supplies RioGrande.com
8.Put your art images on fabric through Spoonflower.com
I used the silk transfer paper to print the lady below and I cut her out and embedded her in the abstract wax background. I created her dress from some images of flowers. and below that an images of a woman statue face.
1. I mentioned you should always use Angel rubber stamp companies and here is a long list of these companies. http://bit.ly/2yo6fFQ just look up each site and see if they have the kind of stamps you are looking for.
2. Nice ladies for Domino stamps can be found at http://bit.ly/2S9Upre
3. The silk print and peel material I used with my inkjet to print on silk fabric and then use with wax was from, jacquardproducts.com 800-442-0455 called silk fabric sheets.
4. I wanted to put my own wax art pictures on the dominoes and found this article first on the HGTV site telling how it is done. Episode:HCLVR-242 Domino Art Pendant with Kelly Smith of Rising Sun MD. She takes a painting of hers and reduces it to 1 inch by 2 inches and using a decal transfer paper she prints it on her ink jet and then slips the decal off onto a domino. I have done one and I posted some images below. I reduced pictures to that size and used my inkjet printer. Get the paper from Target and give it a whirl. Lots of fun. I used alcohol inks on the back side and metallic pens for the sides.
5. Paints https://www.colourarte.com/ I love the look mixed with wax on tissue.
6. Photo Insert Cards I have been using the photo insert cards from several sources but clearbags.com are the best price.
7. Jewelry resource for supplies RioGrande.com
8.Put your art images on fabric through Spoonflower.com
I used the silk transfer paper to print the lady below and I cut her out and embedded her in the abstract wax background. I created her dress from some images of flowers. and below that an images of a woman statue face.
Painting blind uses wax pads made from two ply of Kleenex and black, brown and green wax melted side by side. You push the wax through onto a card and the effect is stunning. It looks like Japanese ink paintings. Here are two examples of that process.
Domino Art JewelryDomino art jewelry showed up through a student in one of my wax art classes. She had several handfuls of these delightful domino art creations and we all wanted to purchase them as they were so different. After I got one of these domino pieces home for Muriel we thought this is something we could do together as well as the classes. Right away I thought there would be a way to include wax into the production. My first thought was to take some patterns that I had printed on my laser printer and then waxed them. I cut them to fit the back sides of the dominoes to see what that would look like and it worked.
First job is to locate some rubber stamps that will fit the dominoes art size. Then there is the methods of coloring them. I found that I liked to work with colored rubber stamp pads like Color Box. Then the backs can be colored with alcohol inks. You can seal them with Triple Thick or Future Floor Wax. I also did them with acrylic mat media, and I liked that mat look and then I went back and did the faces with the floor polish.
First job is to locate some rubber stamps that will fit the dominoes art size. Then there is the methods of coloring them. I found that I liked to work with colored rubber stamp pads like Color Box. Then the backs can be colored with alcohol inks. You can seal them with Triple Thick or Future Floor Wax. I also did them with acrylic mat media, and I liked that mat look and then I went back and did the faces with the floor polish.
Another experiment was to paint on a mirror. Here is one that I did on a 12 x 12 mirror that you can fine at Home Depot type of store. After my initial try I did launch into a rather large project as shown on this video on YouTube
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