Greetings,
Yesterday I just finished moving across town to a slightly bigger place and I'm exhausted!
I've just recieved the new Pearl Paint catalogue where I saw a new set of products that pertain to wax painting. Included are small spatulas that are heated and used in the wax, color sticks, and a palatte with a heating element for keeping the wax at a workable temperature. The pallette is around $250. The colors are close in price to tubes of paint with traditional names like Burnt Umber and Titanium White.
As far as toxicity is concerned, the dry pigments are toxic when breathed in and are also cancer-causing. Apparently it is necessary to use resin in making wax paint. I received this information from the people who work in the local art supply store here in Bellingham. There is a book, the exact name of which I don't have at hand just now, that contains recipes for mixing mediums, including emulsions, temperas and encaustics. It is available in most art supply stores.
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