Encaustic Supplies
Encaustic Supplies, tools, books and beyond.
Here are some of my trusted tools to spark your creativity—favorites from my Encaustic Painting and Mixed Media Lab Workshop, plus a few personal must-haves.
Feel free to contact me if you need any guidance.
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Paint, Wax, and Resin
Encaustic Paint Sets - R & F - the best paints!
Encaustic Medium for R & F - they are the encaustic paint gods!
Damar Resin - 1 lb (do not buy damar varnish!)
Damar Resin - 5 lbs
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Griddles
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Heat Gun
Heat Gun - this one is great bc it has an integrated stand!
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Brushes
Chip Brushes - 12 qty -2”
Variety 24-pack includes 6 each 2", 1.5", 1 & 0.5" chip painting brushes.
Hake Brushes - varied sizes
Natural Bristle brushes set/24 - rounds and flats - short handles
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Fire Stuff
Fire Extinguisher - yes, you need one in your encaustic studio
Fire Blanket - great addition to a fire extinguisher- Set of 4. Put one in your kitchen and give the other 2 away!
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Inks & Pastels
Alcohol ink sets (be aware that alcohol inks tend to be fugitive)
Derwent water soluble pencils - I love these!
Set/3
Staedtler Pencils - jet black
Black wing sharpener - pricey but you’ll love it!
Black Wing Pencils - crowd favorite!
Dip pens - set/2
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Tools
Pottery Loop tool - my favorite for scraping at and removing wax! We used these in the workshop
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Paper and silk for collage
Collage Paper Collection - really good assortment. We used these in the workshop
Japanese Rice paper - for inkjet
Acid-free tissue paper - great for mounting on copier paper and printing with ink just printer. I gave you a handout on how to do this. Also good to draw on, then collage in.
Silk for inkjet printer - collage this lovely fabric into your work after printing image
Tea Bag Paper
Mulberry Paper - A4 six - 50 sheets (used in class)
Decorative textured paper A5 size - used in workshop-very popular
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Books - look for a used version under the ADD TO CART button or buy the kindle version and print from screen shots
The Art of Encaustic Painting - Joanne Mattera (this is my all-time favorite encaustic book)
Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage
Animals; 1419 Copy-right free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc
Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc
Vintage Botanical Illustration
Botanical Art: An Image Archive for Artists & Designers
Floral Nostalgia Vintage Botanical Cut Out & Collage Book
Crap Hound - hands, hearts and eyes
Flowers and Plants: An Image Archive of Botanical Illustrations
Ephemera Stickers - use as stickers for collage or take a photo and print other at your desired size
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Stencils
16 piece stencil set (used in class)
Small mandala stencils - 3 x 3
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Misc.
Saral Transfer paper - we used this in the Workshop
White - 100 sheets - off brand. worth a try if you love the white like I do!
Paint strainers - for mixing paint and encaustic medium