My
paint is made from only the finest ingredients and with a recipe favored
by old masters-- About my process:
I use the finest dry pigments and add them to a fine 100% pure beeswax
and damar resin mixture to create these versatile paints. I use a ratio
of 1 part resin to 8 parts wax and slowly melt them together and filter
the resulting encaustic medium to take out many of the impurities. I do
not believe in using oil paint to color the encaustic because that is
not an archival paint; I use dry pigments, as has been used for centuries,
so that your paint will last through the ages.
About the paint's arrival & use:
There are many heating and cooling sessions in the making of this paint
which may cause a small amount of the pigment to settle to the bottom
of the cake. This has no effect on the paint since you have to remelt
it when painting, so just give it a little stir. Otherwise, it's ready
to use! As with all paints, you should be cautious when using and work
in a well ventilated area. Since I don't use any type of oils in my mixture,
you can feel safe heating this up but please follow the rules of encaustic
and know what your flash point is.
* Encaustic painting is both rewarding and fun but please work and use
at your own risk.
What is encaustic?
Encaustic painting, which dates back to Egyptian times, is the use of
beeswax and damar resin melted together and combined with dry pigments
to create a painting medium. This paint is applied hot (not a cold paste)
and manipulated with a direct heat source. This makes for a lovely layered
image into which objects and photographs can be added. If you've
seen a Jasper Johns painting then you've seen an encaustic painting!
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