a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application
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encaustic
How to use encaustic in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for encaustic.
Editorial note
The page she references says "The portrait is created using the encaustic technique of painting with hot wax." as far as I know there isn't a copy machine on earth that will make an enlargement in hot wax. Point being the "offending" artist must have done some amount of actual artistic work.
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Quick take
a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for encaustic.
noun
a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application
Example sentences
The page she references says "The portrait is created using the encaustic technique of painting with hot wax." as far as I know there isn't a copy machine on earth that will make an enlargement in hot wax. Point being the "offending" artist must have done some amount of actual artistic work.
The encaustic paintings shown are basically just the wax equivalent of tracing the blown-up originals -- the "artist" glues the blown-up paper version to a canvas, then layers black wax over the black parts, and white wax over the white parts.
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How do you use encaustic in a sentence?
The page she references says "The portrait is created using the encaustic technique of painting with hot wax." as far as I know there isn't a copy machine on earth that will make an enlargement in hot wax. Point being the "offending" artist must have done some amount of actual artistic work.
What does encaustic mean?
a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application
What part of speech is encaustic?
encaustic is commonly used as noun.