encaustic
Molten wax painting
Encaustic is a painting technique using pigments mixed with hot wax, which is fused to the surface after application.
The method dates to ancient times and produces a luminous, durable finish.
As an adjective, it describes art made this way: an encaustic portrait, encaustic tiles.
The noun refers to the medium itself or a work created with it.
Honeycomb building material
- pigmentsColor-giving compounds
- layeringForming successive strata
- burnishingSmoothing by friction
- glazingGlossy protective coating
impasto · sgraffito · incising · resin · shellac · blowtorch · fusing · polishing
Honeycomb building material
Solid-to-liquid transition
- fusingJoining by melting
- reheatingRestoring temperature to food
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- curingRestoring health or preserving
bonding · adhering · building · scraping · incising · buffing · polishing · embedding
Chambers for the dead
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- romanUpright letter style
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- sarcophagiDecorated stone burial chests
funerary · archaeology · conservation · classical · temples · ruins · excavation · heritage
Emitting or reflecting light
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- dimensionalRelating to measurable extent
- tactileOf the touching sense
relief · sculptural · built-up · waxy · glossy · matte · smooth · ridged
Art combining different materials
- assemblageCollected group of things
- abstractCondensed version of text
- experimentalTesting new methods
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
beeswax
Honeycomb building material
- pigmentsColor-giving compounds
- layeringForming successive strata
- burnishingSmoothing by friction
glazing · impasto · sgraffito · incising · resin · shellac · blowtorch · fusing · polishing · scraping
beeswax
Honeycomb building material
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- gessoAbsorbent primer for canvases
carnauba · microcrystalline · thermometer · ventilation · respirator
melting
Solid-to-liquid transition
curing · bonding · adhering · building · scraping · incising · buffing · polishing · embedding · transferring
tombs
Chambers for the dead
sarcophagi · funerary · archaeology · conservation · classical · temples · ruins · excavation · heritage · artifacts
luminous
Emitting or reflecting light
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- dimensionalRelating to measurable extent
tactile · relief · sculptural · built-up · waxy · glossy · matte · smooth · ridged · embedded
mixed-media
Art combining different materials
- assemblageCollected group of things
- abstractCondensed version of text
- experimentalTesting new methods
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art suppliesbrush, paints, pencil, easel, eraser
- ceramicspottery, porcelain, cup, bowl, plate
- Fine Artoil painting, portrait, landscape, sketch, watercolor
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- art mediaacrylic, chalk, charcoal, crayon, gouache
encausticoil painting
Art made with linseed-bound pigments
watercolor · tempera · acrylic · oil · fresco
- encaustic paintingArt using molten pigmented wax