R&F encaustic paints are an unusual alternative to other painting mediums. composed of beeswax and resin, it is applied molten to a surface and fused creating a lustrous enamel effect. since wax is impervious to moisture and over time will retain all the freshness of a newly finished work.
-Encaustic paint cools in minutes, which means additional layers can be added immediately. Once the surface has cooled, the paint has reached a permanent finish, but the painting can also be revised and reworked at any time -- whether seconds or years later.
-It can be laid on in delicately thin glazes or super thick impastos.
It can be carved, shaped and molded -- built to high or low relief.
It can be carved, shaped and molded -- built to high or low relief.
-Its adhesiveness makes it an excellent collage medium that can be impregnated with foils, paper, glitter, string, found objects, and many other things.
-The surface quality of encaustic paint can be left rough and matte or worked to a semi-gloss or lustrous high-gloss enamel like finish.
-Encaustic painting does not require solvents of any kind. As a result, a number of health hazards are reduced or eliminated.
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