R & F Handmade Paints - Encaustic Sets
Build luminous layers with studio-grade wax colors on a ready-to-paint panel
Beeswax and damar resin blend into pigment at carefully controlled temperatures, creating paint that builds dimension through layered applications. These studio-size 40ml cakes provide substantial material for exploring encaustic technique, enough to develop comfort with the medium's unique working properties. Each set arrives with a cradled 6" x 6" Encausticbord, giving you a prepared surface engineered specifically for encaustic work.
The Opaque Set centers on traditional palette fundamentals: Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Red Medium, Chromium Oxide Green, Cobalt Blue, Titanium White, and Ivory Black. These colors maintain strong covering power, essential when building relief surfaces or working over previous layers. Mix them to achieve secondary hues while maintaining opacity, or apply them directly for bold color statements.
The Translucent Set takes a different approach with Alizarin Orange, Alizarin Crimson, Egyptian Violet, Indian Yellow, Ultramarine Blue, and Viridian. These colors create luminous glazes when applied in thin layers, allowing underlying work to glow through. Layer translucent colors to build optical depth, or alternate them with opaque colors for dimensional effects. The wax medium itself becomes part of your palette, controlling transparency through application thickness and fusing temperature.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
- Studio-size 40 ml. encaustic cakes
- Opaque set includes 6 essential colors
- Packaged with cradled 6" x 6" Encausticbord
- Translucent set ideal for beautiful glazes
- Contains professional pigments like Cadmium Yellow
- Perfect for experimenting with encaustic techniques
