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When looking for brushes to use in encaustic, look for a nice natural hair bristle brush.  Hog bristle or goat hair bristle brushes work great!  Be careful not to singe the bristles when using hot air assist and also, be sure to pick a brush to be designated only for encaustic use.
November 2010
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New Hot Cakes Colors Have Been Added

Yes, we've added more colors!  If you look on our website you will notice that we just added: Quinacridone Gold, Quinacridone Magenta, Sage Green, and Cobalt Aqua.  These new colors are available in Hot Cakes!


QG

Quinacridone Gold is a transparent pigment with a high tinting s trength. This paint is perfect for glazing as its cinnamon red mass tone has rich reddish orange undertones that do not pale with the addition of wax medium. Quinacridone Gold is a great choice for color mixing when vibrancy is desired.
  


QM

Quinacridone Magenta is a transparent pigment with a high tinting strength.   Quinacridone Magenta is an intense violet red that is beautiful as is but also a great choice for mixing stunning purples and pinks. To maintain transparency mix with other transparent or semi transparent paints. Quinacridone Magenta extends well with Wax Medium to create a radiant pink glaze.

 


sg

Sage Green is a blend of pigments to create a very pale green with a slight warm cast. Sage Green is opaque. Since it is a composite color made for the convenience of consistency, it is most often used straight. Sage Green is equally sought after by the traditional and abstract painter because of its subtle nature.


 

 caCobalt Aqua is a semi transparent paint with moderate tinting strength. Cobalt Aqua is considered a green in the pigment family of Cobalt. It is a beautiful bright mid toned color that has enough of a blue cast to be considered a light turquoise or teal. This pigment, when used to make other types of paints such as oils, acrylic or watercolor is often named Cobalt Teal, Cobalt Turquoise Light, and Cobalt Teal Bright.

Check Out Our Newest YouTube Video

video frame shot Kathryn filmed a YouTube video last week titled "Taking a Look At Hot Cakes Encaustic Paints".  The video was designed with the mindset of viewers being new to the encaustic medium and our product line.  Kathryn talks briefly about how to use Hot Cakes, what you need to get started, and even shows examples of what you can do with wax paints.  It is a very basic overview and was actually created for artistnetwork.tv.  This video is available on our YouTube page  for viewing now and will soon be available on the other website as well.

Thanks again for your interest in our encaustic products.  We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about our products, company, and encaustic painting itself. 

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