Making Encaustic Paint

 

Damar Resin

 

Pure Beeswax Pellets

 

Using a scale to weigh the wax and resin

 

One part resin...

 

to eight part beeswax

 

Melt wax/resin on electric griddle set at 200º F.

 

Melted and mixed, but for the impurities from the resin

 

The impurities removed from the wax/resin mixture

Add oil paint

Mixed and cooling

 

Finished product ready to sliced of, melted and used