01-29-2006, 11:20 PM
Just got started with my encaustic and had a few thoughts on it.
1. Heat source: why fool with flames when you can use a hotpad? I bought a cheap, dual plate one with continuous heat control (that's important) from Walmart. Put a pan of water on it and used an oven thermometer to gauge 150' F. No hot spots and very little risk of flames.
2. Sinopia suggested 1/2 beeswax and 1/2 carnauba wax for a durable surface. Yes, carnauba is south American, and bleached it is amber in color.
3. I realized that it is very long lasting, and portable in a sack. Cassein paints spoil in a day; wax cools to a lump that you pop out and stick with other lumps of paint indefinitely.
Q to anyone: what proportion of wax to pigment do you find good?
1. Heat source: why fool with flames when you can use a hotpad? I bought a cheap, dual plate one with continuous heat control (that's important) from Walmart. Put a pan of water on it and used an oven thermometer to gauge 150' F. No hot spots and very little risk of flames.
2. Sinopia suggested 1/2 beeswax and 1/2 carnauba wax for a durable surface. Yes, carnauba is south American, and bleached it is amber in color.
3. I realized that it is very long lasting, and portable in a sack. Cassein paints spoil in a day; wax cools to a lump that you pop out and stick with other lumps of paint indefinitely.
Q to anyone: what proportion of wax to pigment do you find good?
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
