Category: Encaustic Painting
Encaustic Painting: History, Modern Methods, Care, Illumination
| July 13, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Encaustic Painting |
Encaustic painting, the art of creating pictures with molten colored beeswax, dates back over 2000 years to ancient Greek and Egyptian times long before the existence of oil-based paints. Pigments were mixed with the molten wax to form a ‘paint’ which had to be applied when it was hot. The wax was heated in small…
Working Properties of Encaustic Paint
| July 12, 2011 | Posted by Jacob Devies under Encaustic Painting |
It is not our intention to claim that encaustic painting is better than oil or acrylic painting. We are drawn to comparisons between oils and acrylics simply because these other mediums are so familiar to artists. Encaustic painting offers many of the same qualities of oil and acrylic painting, while being quite unique. Enkaustikos hopes…
