ENCAUSTIC SUPPLIES & Resources
Welcome! The most economical and simplest set up for encaustic painting is to use only clear encaustic medium, with the color in your paintings coming exclusively from other media, but it doesn’t take much more to enjoy the full range of encaustic paints. Here’s where to start:
ENCAUSTIC SUPPLIES
A pancake griddle that heats to 200°F (93°C)
A surface thermometer or instant-read thermometer to check wax temps.
Encaustic medium (At least 1 lb (473ml), but it more cost effective to buy 5 lbs or more at a time)
A few inexpensive chip brushes or Hake brushes
A few finer natural bristle brushes in various sizes
A few rigid/absorbent panels without acrylic paint or acrylic gesso
An embossing heat tool (made for stamping)
A basic pottery tool set for scraping and carving
Rigid/absorbent panels without acrylic paint or acrylic gesso. You can use wood, pressboard, or anything that is rigid, absorbent, and not coated with acrylic or oil. Canvas is not recommended. Panels may be cradled or flat.
My Personalized Professional Paint Sets are an easy way to get started or choose other student grade or professional grade sets.
I also love to include oil pastels, pigment sticks, and water-soluble wax crayons in my work
RESOURCES
R&F Paints - Basic Encaustic Manual
R&F Paints - Ventilating Your Studio
R&F Paints - Encaustic Paint Chart
These are affiliate links, so if you purchase through these links I receive a small commission. That said, these are products I use myself and recommend to my students and friends anyway.
If you find any broken links, please let me know so I can update them. They change so often that sometimes I can’t keep up!