| Tools for
Encaustic Artwork |
| Encaustic artwork is about melting wax colour and applying
this paint medium to a surface, so you need heated tools or melted
wax. You can also scrape, scratch and carve the wax once it has
been applied. There are many modern electrically powered tools available
to buy and lots of domestic appliances to adapt. But
be warned, playing about with heat and electricity is dangerous,
so please do not attempt to alter or adapt anything electrical unless
you are certain of your competence to do so in safety. |
Encaustic Art
Iron |
Encaustic Art
Stylus |
more |
Many tools are useful in the working of molten wax.
Basically anything that gets warm enough to melt the waxes can be utilised,
but be careful not to use heating devices that reach high temperatures.
The waxes melt at around 65 degrees celcius so temperatures need never
exceed about 90°C.
Domestic irons, food warming trays, hot air guns, hair dryers, skillets,
temperature controllable soldering irons are amongst some of the useful
things that you may already have lying around.
As a basic guide - if the wax smokes then
the tools are getting too hot!
This tools section
will be updated as soon as time allows.
Encaustic
Art Iron
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information
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Encaustic Art
Stylus
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information
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more
See the product catalog for current
information. This tools section will be updated as soon as time allows.
It may be a while but it will get done.
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