Name: R & F Encaustic Gesso
Brand: R&F
Rating: 4.2 (17 reviews)

Provides an easy-to use, water-based ground specifically formulated for use with encaustic paints. Highly absorbent, while retaining the adhesive qualities of the acrylic. Allows you to apply a brushable, white ground that dries to a ready-to-paint surface.




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R&F Encaustic Gesso - Variety of Gesso sizes available shown together

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R&F Encaustic Gesso - Front of 4 oz Jar shown

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R&F Encaustic Gesso - Front of 16 oz Jar shown

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R&F Encaustic Gesso - Front of Quart Jar shown

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R&F Encaustic Gesso - Front of Gallon pail with handle shown

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R&F White Beeswax - Front view of 1 lb bag of granulated Beeswax


Beeswax is the chief component in encaustic paint. R&F White Beeswax has been decolorized by mechanical filtration, rather than through bleaching which breaks the wax down. You can use Beeswax as the prime ingredient, along with damar resin, for making your own encaustic medium. You can also use it for encaustic without the resin, but the surface will be less hard, less polishable, more dust-attractive, and have a lower melting temperature. A good ratio is 9 parts wax to 2 parts resin. You can also use straight beeswax to give an initial priming coat to your panel or paper for encaustic.

Beeswax is the chief component in encaustic paint.  R&F White Beeswax has been decolorized by mechanical filtration, rather than through bleaching which breaks the wax down.  You can use Beeswax as the prime ingredient, along with damar resin, for making your own encaustic medium. 

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R&F Damar Resin Crystals allow wax to be buffed to a higher, more translucent surface and helps prevent blooming in the wax.  Damar is a hard natural resin that comes from a family of deciduous trees that grow in the East Indies. Damar resin is the most common ingredient for hardening the beeswax and raising its melting temperature.

R&F Damar Resin Crystals allow wax to be buffed to a higher, more translucent surface and helps prevent blooming in the wax.  Damar is a hard natural resin that comes from a family of deciduous trees that grow in the East Indies. 

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R&F Encaustic Paints - Introductory Set of 6, 40 ml blocks

A beautiful, versatile, and durable medium, encaustics are a popular alternative to oil and acrylic paints. Each R&F Encaustic Paint color is heavily pigmented and carefully milled. Because no solvents are used, many health hazards associated with other art materials are eliminated.   Encaustics can be modeled, layered, carved, textured, sculpted, or combined with collage materials. No drying time required.

A beautiful, versatile, and durable medium, encaustics are a popular alternative to oil and acrylic paints. Each R&F Encaustic Paint color is heavily pigmented and carefully milled. Because no solvents are used, many health hazards associated with other art materials are eliminated. 

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R&F Encaustic Medium is recommended to form transparencies and extend paints. It is encaustic paint without pigment.   Created with the same 100% pure, mechanically filtered beeswax and dammar resin as the R&F Encaustic Paints, this medium maintains film hardness and prevents blooming.

R&F Handmade Paints has introduced a new bagged Encaustic Medium in pellet form.  This medium is 45% less expensive by weight due to an innovative manufacturing process. 

Provides an easy-to use, water-based ground specifically formulated for use with encaustic paints.  Highly absorbent, while retaining the adhesive qualities of the acrylic.  Allows you to apply a brushable, white ground that dries to a ready-to-paint surface. 

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