Meaning of encaustic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating.
   countable, uncountable
2. A painting produced using this type of paint.
   countable

Examples

“It has become usual in discussions of Flags facture to use the terms, suggested by [Jasper] Johns himself, ‘encaustic', oil and collage on fabric’.”

“I have worked in encaustic and I really love encaustic printmaking, but when it comes to painting, I love my acrylics.”

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