Hot Sticks Encaustic Wax Paints are designed for the professional encaustic artist. Hot Sticks feature the same professional artist quality colors you find in the Hot Cakes line but come in a versatile square stick. In fact, Hot Sticks are available in all 86 colors plus Wax Medium and XD Wax Medium. The new square paint stick shape allows artists to use encaustic paints in a whole new way. You can use Hot Sticks for encaustic painting, printmaking, rubbings, and even mixed media techniques. Melt them directly on your hot palette to create a puddle of color for your brush or apply directly to a heated substrate. Hot Sticks glide on your heated substrate like lipstick, creating those vibrant colors or subtle earth tones you love. Simply apply just the tip of the Hot Stick to your heated substrate to paint fine details or swipe the Hot Stick on its side to make bold strokes of color. You can color mix using your Hot Stick colors directly on your painting, your hot palette or melt them together in a large tin to create custom mixes. Hot Sticks are the newest addition to the Enkaustikos encaustic paint line. These artist-quality colors are made from the most beautiful pigments, the finest Damar Resin, and United States Pharmaceutical Grade (USP) Beeswax. These paints contain no bleach or synthetic adulterants whatsoever.
C**R
Very tiny
I thought these would be bigger for the price, but I suppose they are not any more overpriced than many encaustic mediums which are pre made. I strongly encourage you to make your own medium using natural beeswax and damar resin - it is so easy to do and WAY more cost effective!
D**Y
I am very disappointed. I order two of the sticks
I am very disappointed. I order two of the sticks, only to get the wrong size, a much smaller size. The description said the stick was 4.8 x 1.5 x 0.7 inches, and 2.4 ounces, but the sticks I received are 2.3 x .5 x .5, and one ounce. I placed 3 orders and they all came in wrong, so this was not a one time error. I wanted to finish the piece I'm working this weekend as a gift.
C**E
The size of a tube of Chapstick - rip off
No where on the details section or in the picture does it say how big (or little) this is. The quality is great, it's the size and price that are a huge disappointment. The sticker says it's 13 ml, which you can't read until it's in your hand and you turn it over to try and read the tiny writing. Crazy disappointed. Never again.
D**U
Tiny
Encaustic mediums are so overpriced. I guess it's a good deal when compared to encaustics in general, but it was still a bit disappointing seeing these tiny sticks lost in my Amazon box.
K**H
Size of Your Pinky Finger!
Look at the size of your pinky finger.. that’s about how large these sticks are at best. What a joke! I shipped mine back. Total waste of time.
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