Ready to make your own encaustic wax? You’re going to need some beeswax as well as damar resin, which adds translucency and helps to harden your formula so you can properly blend in your pigments.

The word encaustic is modified from an ancient Greek word enkaustikos, which means “burn in.” In order for a painting to be considered encaustic, heat is needed. According to the Encaustic Art ...

In the quiet darkness just before morning, LSA senior Ariela Steif leans over her work table. Passersby — if there were any — would be presented with a peculiar scene: Framed in the window of her ...