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Cold wax medium is a pasty substance made of beeswax, resins, oils and mineral spirits that is then mixed with oil paint and applied directly to a support, without any fusing or heat applied. While encaustic (hot wax) painting has become popular, the process of using wax at room temperature (or cold wax) is less well known and understood as an artistic medium.
Cold wax medium has a long history. Cold wax was used in ancient times and was employed separately or in combination with hot wax. The known “Punic Wax” method appears to have been a cold wax process. Pliny and Dioscorides, ancient historians, recorded very similar recipes for this Punic Wax.
Hot and cold wax seem to have more in common than in difference. In both cases the wax leads to translucent layers, rich textures, and subtle or brilliant colors. In each, the possibilities for experimentation is wide open.
The differences between the two are simply that – they are differences. They do not mean that one is superior to the other. It depends on what kind of workability the artist wants and what kind of surface effects one desires to achieve. And there are ways to combine the two approaches
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