How to Make Encaustic Medium
Encaustic medium is the base of all encaustic paint. In this video, I'm going to show you how easily you can make your own at home.
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Ingredients for Encaustic Medium:
16 oz white beeswax (mechanically-filtered)
2 oz damar resin
Tools and Equipments for Encaustic Medium:
electric skillet
clip-on dial thermometer
wooden spoon or paint stirrer
heated palette or electric griddle
pot for filtering
muslin, old cotton shirt, or any tight-weave fabric to use for filter
4 small binder clips
ladle
silicone or aluminum mold (ex: muffin pan)
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Index Guide to Encaustic Materials:
www.johwey.com/encaustic-materials-guide
Associated Blog Post:
www.johwey.com/how-to-make-encaustic-medium
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I never heard of Encaustic painting until today. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful knowledge. You’re videos are top class and so easy to follow. I love making my own things to use whenever I can. And love learning how to do different projects. Just when I’m finished learning about one project another pops up 😊 I’m just in awe of this technique thank you. And by the way you are a fantastic teacher too 🥰
Thanks for this helpful video!
Excellent video. Thank you for showing it.
Another great tutorial, thank you so much!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world! I'm so grateful! Your videos are amazing and your a wonderful teacher!
You have the gift of teaching! Your video was clear, concise, and loaded with helpful/practical instructions and tips! Thank you 🌷
Yes, I want more Jowhey instructional videos! You're terrific.
@johwey
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! It's taking a while but I'm planning on making more! :)
Thorough and informative, thank you for the video.
Great tutorial very clear thankyou for taking the time and effort to produce this.
Great instructions which will actually work.
Thank you!! You are very clear at explaining all the details!!
Excellent video thank you. Really well presented.
Thanks for sharing!
thank you! very informative!
Well done!
Johwey - because of your calm well presented video I feel I can make my own wax encaustic medium. THANK you so much !!!! XX
@johwey
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your kind comment Aine, and you're welcome! :)
Thank you! So beautifully explained, easy to understand! Subscribed my Teacher!
Great tips!
Thank you for making this!! I discovered encaustic painting today and I'm in loooove with the whole process!
Thank You. You are thorough in your teaching.
@johwey
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words.
Thanks you very much.
So cool.. what a clear yet complete set of instructions!! Many thanks!
@johwey
3 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
this was a great lesson! I very glad to have found your site! yes you would make a great teacher
@johwey
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! :D
Thank you
Wonderfully put together video and super helpful!
@johwey
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Johwey gostei muito da preparação, bem explicado o melhor mesmo. Obrigada Brasil
Excellent video. Thank you.
@johwey
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
you are a natural teacher, loved this presentation.
@johwey
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊
Excellent video! I just stumbling across encaustic painting yesterday. I'm so happy I did. I have a lot of investigating to do. Your video was so fantastic. Thank you for making this video and sharing it.
@johwey
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! :)
incredibly thorough step-by-step video. You're amazing! Salamat!
@johwey
3 жыл бұрын
Salamat din! 😊
thanks!
If you're not a teacher you should be.Great video.I have already been making my own medium but I still learned a couple things here.If I could make a suggestion,I use an old coffee grinder from a thrift store to grind the resin.It melts a lot faster.Got 2 fondue pots from thrift stores too.Hope to see more encaustic videos from you.
@johwey
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback and the suggestion! I do know a few people who grind the resin first before adding to the wax. It does speed things up and makes mixing easier. But I personally don't like dealing with the dust, especially when they get airborne and I kinda enjoy swirling the resin around when it gets gummy! :) Oh and it means a lot that you still learned a few things from my video even though you know how to make encaustic medium already. That was exactly my hope - for people to still learn bits and pieces from my videos. And feel free to leave more suggestions when you have them! :)
gracias,podrias hacer los vdeos tambien en español
do you have to filter it? I like dirt because it represents organic ingredients. I think it would be great in an abstract painting.
Hi Johwey, thank you for the very informative video! I am wondering where you got the muffin tin cups with out the whole tin? I cant find the muffin cups alone, thanks for any info!
@johwey
6 жыл бұрын
I got the muffin cups from Daiso, a Japanese discount store. Hopefully you have one near you. The muffin cups are $1.50 each.
Can you paint candles for burning with encaustic paint?
Where do I buy damar resin?
I am hoping there is a reliable alternative to beeswax...have you used CARNUBA? Thanks...
Hi Johwey, I bought triple filtered beeswax (1lb bars) and was wondering if the medium is clear when it goes on the canvas? Do I need to lighten it first? The current color of the was is dark yellow.
@johwey
6 жыл бұрын
Hi Bork! You need to use white beeswax if you want a clear encaustic medium. White beeswax has an ivory white color. If you start with a dark yellow beeswax, that yellow tint will carry over when you use it for encaustic medium. I hope this reply helps.
how much is 4.5 parts to 1 part, in lbs/oz?
Johwey, veľká vďaka Video je zrozumiteľné a už som si podľa neho vytvorila vlastné enkaustické médium a som s ním spokojná. Ešte som neskúšala farebné , pretože neviem či sú na to špeciálne farebné pigmenty alebo sa môžu použiť rôzne dostupne v predajni!?
@johwey
3 жыл бұрын
Nie je začo. Pokiaľ ide o pigmenty, môžete experimentovať s rôznymi druhmi pigmentov používaných na výrobu farieb. Niektoré ľahko kúpite online, ak nenájdete obchod, ktorý by ich predával lokálne.
What's a good source to get reasonably priced beeswax and damaged resin. Thanks
@pwellesleyify
2 жыл бұрын
I have damar trees that produce rosin, and shipping around the world. My Instagram @petty_hasilbumi
WHAT ABOUT A VIDEO SHOWING THE RATIO OF ADDING PIGMENTS TO THE WAX MIXTURE?
@johwey
5 жыл бұрын
I have another video that shows how to make encaustic paint.