R&F Encuastic Paints Studio Essentials Kit
Encaustic studio in a box. R&F; Encaustic paint is composed of 100-percent pure pharmaceutical grade beeswax, Singapore-grade damar resin and pigments. Beeswax is impervious to moisture making encaustic paint extremely durable. There is no need to varnish or protect your painting with glass. It will not deteriorate, yellow or darken. Encaustic paint is kept molten on a heated palette. It is then applied to an absorbent surface and is fused to create a variety of effects. Encaustic goes from a liquid to solid state and back again in seconds giving you the opportunity to add layers without disrupting your composition. Once the surface has cooled, the paint has reached a permanent finish, but with heat, you can revise and rework your painting minutes or years later. This highly versatile medium can be polished to a high gloss, carved, scraped, layered, collaged, dipped, cast, modeled, sculpted, textured and combine with oil. The R&F; Studio Essentials Kit contains everything you need to get started as an encaustic artist. Kit contains one 12-Inch by 12-Inch heated palette, one variable speed heat gun, sixteen 40-ml cakes of R&F; Encaustic Paints. Colors included: Titanium White, Ivory Black, Alizarin Orange, Brown Pink, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Green Pale, Cadmium Red Medium, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Celadon Green, Egyptian Violet, Indian Yellow, King's Blue, Payne's Grey, Iridescent Pearl, Sap Green, and Ultramarine Blue. The kit also includes one 1-pound bagged encaustic medium, three rectangular palette cups, one 4-ounce jar of encaustic gesso, and four encaustic brushes including a No. 10 Flat, No. 14 Bright, No. 12 Round and 2-1/2-Inch Hake. Also included are two 8-Inch by 10-Inch by 1/4-Inch Ampersand Encausticbords and one surface thermometer.