Art and Success

This is an excellent question! In the early days, I had regular outlets and could only have about 2 things plugged in at once to prevent blowing a fuse. How...

Crock pots can  range from about 1.5 qts to over 8 qts - so what is the best size? It will kind of depend on how much encausutic medium you intend to make! ...

I found the little frying pans you see me mixing paints in at a local grocery store - you may luck out and find them at a local store. If not, here is a lin...

If you are new to encaustic, you have a choice. You can either buy a nice starter kit like the RF Encaustic Starter Kit set which I highly recommend, OR, y...

I have tried propane tanks, butane and heat guns. They each have their slight differences but all can be used.  Propane: I like propane torches because ...

I tried the RF Gesso many years ago and "thought" I had followed the instructions. However, I had adhesion problems after using it - ie, the encau...

The encaustic process is thousands of years old and has stood the test of time. Damar resin (NOTE: This is NOT the same as Damar Varnish!) is the only resin...

I like the fairly shallow pet food cans for holding encaustic paint since they heat up quickly. I f you use a taller can, like a tomato paste or regular sou...

I think this is pretty universal as far as pancake griddles go. An alternative would be to get a little fancier and purchase equipment, ie, an encaustic pal...

I like to use the crock pot when  making my own encaustic medium. When it is finished, I put a sieve lined with several layers of cheesecloth over the top o...