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encaustic
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encaustic, painting medium in which the binder for the pigment is wax or wax and resin. Examples of encaustic tomb portraits from Roman Egypt bear witness to the durability of the medium, which is thought to have been widely used in ancient times. Pliny describes the process in which hot liquid colors were applied to the wall by means of heated irons. The technique was briefly revived in the 19th cent. and is now used by a number of contemporary artists.
encaustic [en′kȯs·tik]
(graphic arts)
A method of painting in which the pigment is carried in hot wax.
encaustic
1. Painted with a mixture of a paint solution and wax which, after application, is set by heat.
2. Colors which have been applied to brick, glass, porcelain, and tile and set by the application of heat.
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A distinctive feature of encaustic painting is the challenge of controlling the medium.
WELCOME TO ENCAUST CO by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
All are coated with wax in a process called encaustic painting - a medieval technique that has enjoyed a great resurgence in recent years.
In apartment building lobby, two Eugene artists' work makes an ... by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Eddie Dean produced vivid colours in his encaustic paintings Wax 2 and Wax 3, while Eddie Wadsworth's Head of a Man is an interesting essay in pointillism.
Creative art is on our own doorstep by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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