@1Rockin1 Check with your local art supply store! You can also check with one of our dealers listed in our website. Since they carry our encaustic paint line, they would probably be more likely to carry other related encaustic supplies.
I paint with beeswax using iron & stylus. Recently I glued my encaustic work done on canvas, onto a larger canvas which I had covered with an acrylic paint background. I sealed the complete work with a water-based high-gloss varnish which is used by acrylic artists and folk-art hobbyists. I am seeking advice on the best varnish to use, as I am concerned that the water-based gloss mat deteriorate or peel, as the wax will probably outlast the gloss. Thanks for your help.
@trudieannmoore A good rule is to not combine acrylic mediums & encaustic mediums. The acrylic/polymer base and wax do not have a way of properly bonding since acrylics are not absorbent and over time your wax and acrylic will separate from one another. I do not know of a varnish that would be suitable nor necessary to go over encaustic. Wax, by nature, repels moisture, insects, mold, and mildew therefore acts as its own varnish. For a harder finish, try using our XD Wax Medium as a top coat.
Really excellent video. This answered so many of my questions and will make it easier for me to choose additional tools, especially brushes. I did my first encaustic painting yesterday and I am in LOVE.
Where do you get the cradled masonite or cradled wood?
1Rockin1 1 year ago
@1Rockin1 Check with your local art supply store! You can also check with one of our dealers listed in our website. Since they carry our encaustic paint line, they would probably be more likely to carry other related encaustic supplies.
Enkaustikos 1 year ago
I paint with beeswax using iron & stylus. Recently I glued my encaustic work done on canvas, onto a larger canvas which I had covered with an acrylic paint background. I sealed the complete work with a water-based high-gloss varnish which is used by acrylic artists and folk-art hobbyists. I am seeking advice on the best varnish to use, as I am concerned that the water-based gloss mat deteriorate or peel, as the wax will probably outlast the gloss. Thanks for your help.
trudieannmoore 1 year ago
@trudieannmoore A good rule is to not combine acrylic mediums & encaustic mediums. The acrylic/polymer base and wax do not have a way of properly bonding since acrylics are not absorbent and over time your wax and acrylic will separate from one another. I do not know of a varnish that would be suitable nor necessary to go over encaustic. Wax, by nature, repels moisture, insects, mold, and mildew therefore acts as its own varnish. For a harder finish, try using our XD Wax Medium as a top coat.
Enkaustikos 1 year ago
Really excellent video. This answered so many of my questions and will make it easier for me to choose additional tools, especially brushes. I did my first encaustic painting yesterday and I am in LOVE.
mrsj915 2 years ago
@mrsj915 That's great!
Enkaustikos 1 year ago