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Enkaustikos has added an entire new line of sundries. These sundries are featured in beautiful, re-sealable packaging. Each bag is heat sealed to be tamper-proof and comes with a convenient zipper seal so you will be able to measure out the product as needed and re-seal after use. The attractive labeling is also very informative so you will understand how to use each of these products.
Available in RE-SEALABLE Packaging
Made in U.S.A.
Soy Wax
355 mL/ 12 oz.
Soy Wax is an eco-friendly wax for cleaning
brushes. It is a natural by-product of
soy beans. Soy wax melts around 120 °F making it a suitable choice for cleaning brushes and tools used in the
encaustic process.Soy wax is sold in an easy to melt flake form and
has an off-white opaque appearance. Soy Wax is not intended to be
mixed with encaustic paints.
Rabbit Skin Glue
236 mL/8 oz.
472 mL/ 1 lb.
Rabbit Skin Glue is made from rabbit skin, bone, and tissue. Use for canvas sizing or for preparing a traditional gesso. Rabbit skin glue is still widely used by traditional oil painters. It can be mixed with titanium white and precipitated chalk to create a dry gesso which is an ideal surface for encaustic and egg tempera paintings. Rabbit Skin Glue is a dry granular powder and must be dissolved in warm water. Check the web for cautionary notes regarding the use and possible archival compremizes when using rabbit skin glue.
HOT CAKES
Slick Wax
Slick Wax
177 mL/6 oz. Tin
472 mL/16 oz.
Silver Bag
This unique synthetic wax was formulated for cleaning brushes, tools,
and even the palette between encaustic colour changes. Slick wax
eliminates the need for any type of solvent in the studio. Move from
one colour to another by simply rinsing your brush in the slick wax
and wiping off any excess wax. This product is truly essential to any
encaustic studio!
Damar Resin
236 mL/8 oz.
472 mL/ 16 oz.
Damar resin is a very people and earth friendly ingredient. Damar resin is harvested from trees in Malaysia. These trees are not damaged from the process. Damar in combination with beeswax produces a paint film with a higher index of refraction and Enkaustikos uses it as a main ingredient in their encaustic paints making the colours appear luminous.
*NOTE* Damar varnish is made with turpentine which is not only flammable but also gives of unhealthy fumes. Enkaustikos Damar Resin is a safe product to work with. The FDA has even approved the use of damar resin to coat the boxes carting fruits and vegetables.
*NOTE* Damar varnish is made with turpentine which is not only flammable but also gives of unhealthy fumes. Enkaustikos Damar Resin is a safe product to work with. The FDA has even approved the use of damar resin to coat the boxes carting fruits and vegetables.
USP Refined
White Beeswax
White Beeswax
177 mL/6 oz.
472 mL/16 oz.
5 lb Available Through Special Order
This beeswax is 100% natural. This wax is United States Pharmaceutical (UPS) grade so it has been filtered and purified without the use of harsh chemicals or bleaching agents. It comes in little tiny granules (called prills), just like you see in the photo. You can easily use a tiny bit or a bulk amount. It has the same natural scent found with all pure beeswax. It is often used in cosmetics, medicinal ointments, and pill coatings as it is a high quality, translucent beeswax. This is the same wax used for Hot Cakes wax paints and mediums.
USP Refined
Yellow Beeswax
Yellow Beeswax
177ml/6 oz.
472 mL/ 16 oz.
5 lb Available Through Special Order
This beeswax is 100% natural. This wax is United States Pharmaceutical (USP) grade so it has been filtered and puri fied5 lb Available Through Special Order without the use of harsh chemicals or bleaching agents. This wax has a slightly deeper, yellow colour than our other USP Grade White Beeswax. It comes in little tiny granules (called prills), just like you see in the photo. You can easily use a tiny bit or a bulk amount. It has the same natural scent that you find with all pure beeswax.
Bleached Beeswax
236 mL/8 oz.
472 mL/16 oz.
5 lb Available Through Special Order
Bleached Beeswax is purified beeswax that achieves its bright white colour through a chemical bleaching process. It istypically used for candle making and by oil painters in their painting mediums to matte colours or varnishes. It comes in small easy to melt pastilles (or thin pellets). For encaustic use, Enkaustikos recommends the use of United States Pharmaceutical (USP) grade Beeswax because it is bleach and chemical free.
Carnauba Wax
236 mL/8 oz.
472 mL/16 oz.
Unlike most Carnauba wax which typically is a very deep yellow coloured wax, Enkaustikos offers a very light, pale yellow wax. This wax is harvested from the smaller, younger leaves of the palm tree. Carnauba Wax is added to paint to raise the melting point and can create a harder, more durable paint film. Carnauba is the hardest of the natural waxes but it is a very brittle wax so be careful not to add too much to your paint as cracking may occur. Carnauba melts at 187 to 190 degrees F. It is sold in thin, easy to melt flakes.
Luster Wax
236 mL/8 oz.
472 mL/16 oz.
Luster Wax has terrific characteristics and is a good alternative to Carnauba wax because it is whiter and clearer. This is a high quality, synthetic, non-petroleum wax derived from coal. It can be added to your wax paint to raise the melting point, increase hardness, and increase shine. Luster Wax requires higher temperatures to melt and blend with your paints as its melting point is actually 205 0 F. It comes in small easy to melt granules (or prills). It is not a petroleum oil based wax paraffin or microcrystalline.
Impasto Wax
236 mL/8 oz.
496 mL/10 oz. Block
Enkaustikos blends their highest quality pharmaceutical grade beeswax with a pure translucent white microcrystallinewax to produce Impasto Wax. Impasto wax allows artists to inexpensively add actual dimension and sculptural effects to encaustic paintings. Encaustic painters often use Impasto Wax when doing the "Slip and Score" technique that is common in ceramics.
Microcrystaline Wax White
355 mL/12 oz. Block
Pure white microcrystalline wax is used as a plasticizer. It is more flexible than paraffin and melts at 170 to 180 degrees F. It is ideal for building up layers of texture on your encaustic paintings and ensures the integrity of your paint film. Microcrystalline wax melts at a higher temperature than the paints and beeswax (143 to 150 degrees) which allows you to apply encaustic paint over the modeled surface with minimal disturbance to the bottom sculpted surface.