In this video, I will show you how to make your own encaustic paints using oil paint. Materials Needed R&F Encaustic Medium Oil Paint Metal Tin Hot Plate Palette Knife
Christopher- thank you SO much for doing this video! I'm in South Africa and with the current rate of exchange, would pay 15 PLUS times more for the already very expensive encaustic paints, but that's not all.... most often times the shipping costs more than the item you purchase and then you still have to add import taxes AND vat. Needless to say, it's not easy to forget the expense when you start a painting..... instead of feeling free, you are held captive by the exorbitant expense of art materials. Your video made a HUGE difference!!! Thanks again!!! 😄😄😄
Fantastic! Thank you! Have you ever used an Encaustic Stylus? I just bought one along with some expensive wax paint blocks. Now that I've seen your vid, I will definitely DIY it next time! 😊
Christopher, that's a good video. My issue is which white oil paint works best for making the encaustic paint..... lead base or titanium or another. I have one that I made a while back and forget which of my white oil paints I used and the paint never totally dissolved and left chunks floating in the paint/wax medium.
There isn't much oil in the paint, so there is no effect on the wax. Just do not add any additional oil to the paint. You can also use dry pigment and add it to the wax medium. Hope this helps.
@@kaiweekes566 on TH-cam, look up wax Wednesdays by Shari Replogle, I know she incorporates pastels with encaustics, I have no experience with that myself so I cannot say, maybe she knows more. Hope this helps.
There is no correct ratio. You could actually just paint with wax without any damar resin. All the resin does is increase the melting point and hardness of the wax. If you look online, you can find many different ratios of how much to add. Hope this helps.
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I’m so glad I found this video. You have no idea.
Finally a f'ing straight to the point and thorough tutorial! I love a diy version of anything. THANK YOU! Great video Christopher, so helpful!
Thank you.
Christopher- thank you SO much for doing this video! I'm in South Africa and with the current rate of exchange, would pay 15 PLUS times more for the already very expensive encaustic paints, but that's not all.... most often times the shipping costs more than the item you purchase and then you still have to add import taxes AND vat. Needless to say, it's not easy to forget the expense when you start a painting..... instead of feeling free, you are held captive by the exorbitant expense of art materials. Your video made a HUGE difference!!! Thanks again!!! 😄😄😄
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Brilliant video! Just saved this girl, new to encaustic painting, a fortune! xxxxx
Thank you! This is exactly the kind of tutorial I was hoping to find!
Game changer! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing how to do this! So helpful!
You are the best !! Thank you so much !!!
AhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhMAZING!!! Thank you!
I love you!!! This is awesome 😎
Thank you for the information. I want to try making my own paints.
Great!
Thanks!
amzing video , thanks for posting... very helpful
Thank you for sharing this useful tip. I must say the cost of the commercial paints did put me off.
Indeed
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Thank you. - so very much. Yehudit
Fantastic! Thank you! Have you ever used an Encaustic Stylus? I just bought one along with some expensive wax paint blocks. Now that I've seen your vid, I will definitely DIY it next time! 😊
THANK YOUUUUUU!! I appreciate this soooo much!!! Other videos gave you some info and then wants you to buy a course for $200 to know more…ugh.
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Christopher, that's a good video. My issue is which white oil paint works best for making the encaustic paint..... lead base or titanium or another. I have one that I made a while back and forget which of my white oil paints I used and the paint never totally dissolved and left chunks floating in the paint/wax medium.
I have always used Blick Studio oils and never has a problem. Hope this helps.
Thank you! Where did you find your shallow tins?
I found them on Blick, just search for encaustic tins. You could also use any sort of metal tin for this. Hope this helps.
the metal on metal .....nunca
Nice vid
So how do you use them once they have dried?
Heat is required. I recommend using a hotplate of some kind. You can either melt them directly onto the hotplate, or melt them in metal tins.
Thanks for this! Question: why use oil paint and not dry pigment? If using dry pigment, is it necessary to add a bit of oil? Thanks!
Can you do it with pigment?
@@staceybobbitt7927 Turns out, yes ;)
What pigment did you use? Micas?
@@Nirmanakaya3 mineral pigments, earth pigments, and lake pigments.
Does the oil paint make the final project long to dry? Or does it work like the commercial ones almost instantly dries? Thank you!
It dries instantly. Hope this helps, and thanks for watching.
Whete did you get those little tins from?
Thanks
Blick art supplies
Do you find the wax is softer using oil in the wax?
There isn't much oil in the paint, so there is no effect on the wax. Just do not add any additional oil to the paint. You can also use dry pigment and add it to the wax medium. Hope this helps.
@@christopherlatil2569 can you add chalk pastel to the wax as an alternative to oil paint?
@@kaiweekes566 on TH-cam, look up wax Wednesdays by Shari Replogle, I know she incorporates pastels with encaustics, I have no experience with that myself so I cannot say, maybe she knows more. Hope this helps.
@@christopherlatil2569 Thank you
Where do you buy a bag like that for 20 dollars! In amazon it costs like 100 dollars
I found it online on Blick, they also come in different sizes. The smallest being about 20$.
@@christopherlatil2569 Thank you!
How much damar and wax ?
There is no correct ratio. You could actually just paint with wax without any damar resin. All the resin does is increase the melting point and hardness of the wax. If you look online, you can find many different ratios of how much to add. Hope this helps.
I have damar trees that produce rosin, and shipping around the world. My Instagram @petty_hasilbumi
Encaustic medium mix of damar rosin + beeswax
Is this the technique Jasper Jones used on the flag?
Yes, encaustic.
Indeed it is