How to Make Encaustic Medium

Encaustic medium is the base of all encaustic paint. In this video, I'm going to show you how easily you can make your own at home.

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Ingredients for Encaustic Medium:
16 oz white beeswax (mechanically-filtered)
2 oz damar resin

Tools and Equipments for Encaustic Medium:
electric skillet
clip-on dial thermometer
wooden spoon or paint stirrer
heated palette or electric griddle
pot for filtering
muslin, old cotton shirt, or any tight-weave fabric to use for filter
4 small binder clips
ladle
silicone or aluminum mold (ex: muffin pan)

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Index Guide to Encaustic Materials:
www.johwey.com/encaustic-materials-guide

Associated Blog Post:
www.johwey.com/how-to-make-encaustic-medium

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