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They are linseed oil based so they dry as oil paint with no driers added. So some are faster drying than others depending on the pigment. There is more information on various dry times on our website rfpaints.com

@@rfpaints Thank you very quickly.

The Pigment Sticks are oil paint and we do not add driers or other additives so they will dry naturally depending on the pigment. Our website has dry times listed for each color and also on the back of our color chart which you can find here: tinyurl.com/RFColorchart The sticks should not get moldy in normal conditions and they can be used at regulars room temperatures :)

We don''t add driers or any other additives so they dry at their natural rate. That means some are faster, some are slower. Raw Umber will be touch dry overnight for example. You can read more about drying times here: www.rfpaints.com/unique-color/2021/2/8/ask-richard-drying-times-for-pigment-sticks

on the other hand, they are infinitely mixable (it's just paint after all) and price is very much in line for high quality oil paint made by actual people. And they are 100% compatible with all your oil paints and mediums (even brushes!)so you can just buy the colors you find useful :)

Well, ALL art supplies have their advantages and disadvantages. 🙂

We love your smooth *ss bords! ;)

We hear you but over the years we had a lot of artists not thrilled with the amount of single use plastic. We estimate that we have already eliminated about 400lbs of plastic since introducing this packaging. Hope you won't let it keep you from painting :)

​@@rfpaintsI have enough tubes to recycle.

We do not recommend using Soy Wax as encaustic. It has a very low melting temperature and is very soft which makes it great for cleaning but not very good as paint medium

@@rfpaints Thank you so much!

Nope the plastic tube is gone. Just the paper carton and we had to keep that little rectangle of polyethylene that keeps the stick clean as it goes into the box. Glad you like the Cad Red Dp! 😁

Hi there! Not sure what you are referring to when you mention a paint stick. Are you talking about R&F Pigment Sticks - our oil based paint?

Hello! Glad you found the demo helpful! The scraping tool you are referring to is also made by Kemper. It is carried by a variety of different retailers. I recommend doing a search for a straight rake scraper.

Yes the Pigment Sticks are basically just linseed oil paint in stick form so they will dry naturally as a high quality tube oil will

@@rfpaints Thank you so much. I was hesitant to buy it for a long time because I couldn't tell the difference between oil pastel chalk and oil-stick.

Yes - a Pigment Stick is our trademarked name for the oil stick we produce. It differs from other commercially available oil sticks in that it is lipstick-soft and has no adulterants or filler. You can clean up the same way you would with any high quality tube oil. Some people use solvents. Others use baby wipes or baby oil to wipe their tools. You will find more information on our website rfpaints.com.

I used several tools in this video. Perhaps you are referring to the pear-shaped loop tool by Kemper?

Thanks for your question. I'm wondering what specific tools you are missing? Are you currently working with encaustic?

Yes. I don’t have the transfer - copy machine. The only thing to me would be a copy machine that’s not gonna work, right.And magazine prints won’t work even if you banish them? Thanks

If you don't have access to a toner-based photocopy machine, you can usually make copies at FedEx Kinkos or Staples for a small fee.

The Pigment Sticks are just oil paint so yes you can paint in whatever style you like. It may require the use of a brush or the addition of your favorite oil based media but entirely possible :)

No - our Blending Medium is linseed oil with just enough natural wax to make it solid at room temperature. It doesn't contain any solvents like cold wax has. Instead of adding body to your paint and helping speed up the drying time, Blending Medium can be used to create glazes, extending your paint and adding transparency. Blending Medium with Drier can be laid down directly onto your substrate before you begin working with Pigment Sticks. The small amount of drier in it can help dry your paint from the ground up. Hope that answers your question!

My apologies - I missed this comment. The scraping tool you are referring to is also made by Kemper. It is carried by a variety of different retailers. I recommend doing a search for a straight rake scraper.

Hi Ana. Some people do mix pigment powder into encaustic medium to create a form of encaustic paint. There are a few things to be aware of. Mixing in pigment is not the same as buying commercial grade paint that has been milled. Our pigments are finely ground on a three part mill and different colors require finessing in order to make a successful product. Milling breaks the pigment down into what are called colloidal size particles, which means they are small enough to remain in suspension. Mixing cannot do this. All it does is distribute the pigment without sufficiently breaking it down so pigments don't stay adequately in suspension. Paint making is a very sophisticated science and an art and professional grade paint will always have many more such advantages over handmade paint. Another thing you will want to be aware of is exposing yourself to airborne particulates if you work with pigment in your studio.

In this demo I am painting directly on a panel that has black and white gesso, but it the black gesso is acrylic. We set it up for demo purposes this way, but it is not a stable way to create a painting. You'd want to work on either encaustic gesso or a unprimed wood panel or on a background that was made up of white and black encaustic paint.

Never mind....I just saw the details after I clicked on "Read More". Thanks!