Cool Illustrated Facial Expressions. Encaustic painting. Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added.
The liquid or paste is then applied to a surface—usually prepared wood, though canvas and other materials are often used. The simplest encaustic mixture can be made from adding pigments to beeswax, but there are several other recipes that can be used—some containing other types of waxes, damar resin, linseed oil, or other ingredients. Pure, powdered pigments can be used, though some mixtures use oil paints or other forms of pigment. Metal tools and special brushes can be used to shape the paint before it cools, or heated metal tools can be used to manipulate the wax once it has cooled onto the surface. Encaustic Techniques With Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch.
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