Facts about Encaustic Painting

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   Damar resin is often added to encaustic painting medium alongside beeswax to harden the mixture and increase its durability.

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   Beeswax used in encaustic painting acts as a natural preservative, making finished works highly resistant to moisture and aging.

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   In encaustic painting, a heat source such as a heat gun or blowtorch is used after application to fuse the wax layers together and to the support surface.

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   The Fayum mummy portraits from Roman Egypt, painted using encaustic technique, are among the best-preserved examples of panel painting from the ancient world.

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   Ancient Greek and Roman artists used encaustic painting, a technique in which pigments are mixed with hot beeswax and fused to a surface with heat.

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