This card is designed specifically for encaustic painting, with a brilliant white surface which is extremely smooth and hard. Iceflow is a non-absorbent (sealed surface) card which allows reworking and prevents the encaustic wax paint from flaking. Sheet size: 45 x 64cm (17.7 x 25") Weight: 300gsm

Ampersand Museum Series Encausticbord has a ready to use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. Encaustic gesso is applied to Ampersand’s sealed hardbord panel to form a bright, smooth and velvety surface that is ready to use with the ancient technique of encaustic painting. The ground is not only heat resistant and highly absorbent, but also holds tight to layers of wax and collage without the fear of cracking or separation. A Creative Collaboration between Ampersand and R&F Handmade Paints (authorities in their respective fields of wood painting panels and encaustic paint colours) led to Encausticbord, a unique wood panel that has the tooth to hold encaustic and mixed media unlike any other surface.Through months of exhaustive research and testing, Ampersand and R&F ensured that Encausticbord was the most archival and dimensionally stable panel available. Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers and incising. Encausticbord makes it easy to create incredible textures, colours and patterns because of its remarkably receptive surface. The Encausticbord ground has been specially formulated to provide superb adhesion between the encaustic paint and the surface. The ground is formulated with a very high solids to acrylic binder ratio which results in a very porous and absorbent surface. This highly absorbent surface allows the wax to bond well to the ground. In addition, mineral aggregates are carefully selected in size and shape and added to the ground to yield a surface with a higher degree of surface roughness than typical acrylic gesso, which allows for better adhesion of encaustic.

Ampersand Museum Series Encausticbord has a ready to use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. Encaustic gesso is applied to Ampersand’s sealed hardbord panel to form a bright, smooth and velvety surface that is ready to use with the ancient technique of encaustic painting. The ground is not only heat resistant and highly absorbent, but also holds tight to layers of wax and collage without the fear of cracking or separation. A Creative Collaboration between Ampersand and R&F Handmade Paints (authorities in their respective fields of wood painting panels and encaustic paint colours) led to Encausticbord, a unique wood panel that has the tooth to hold encaustic and mixed media unlike any other surface.Through months of exhaustive research and testing, Ampersand and R&F ensured that Encausticbord was the most archival and dimensionally stable panel available. Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers and incising. Encausticbord makes it easy to create incredible textures, colours and patterns because of its remarkably receptive surface. The Encausticbord ground has been specially formulated to provide superb adhesion between the encaustic paint and the surface. The ground is formulated with a very high solids to acrylic binder ratio which results in a very porous and absorbent surface. This highly absorbent surface allows the wax to bond well to the ground. In addition, mineral aggregates are carefully selected in size and shape and added to the ground to yield a surface with a higher degree of surface roughness than typical acrylic gesso, which allows for better adhesion of encaustic.

Ampersand Museum Series Encausticbord has a ready to use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. Encaustic gesso is applied to Ampersand’s sealed hardbord panel to form a bright, smooth and velvety surface that is ready to use with the ancient technique of encaustic painting. The ground is not only heat resistant and highly absorbent, but also holds tight to layers of wax and collage without the fear of cracking or separation. A Creative Collaboration between Ampersand and R&F Handmade Paints (authorities in their respective fields of wood painting panels and encaustic paint colours) led to Encausticbord, a unique wood panel that has the tooth to hold encaustic and mixed media unlike any other surface.Through months of exhaustive research and testing, Ampersand and R&F ensured that Encausticbord was the most archival and dimensionally stable panel available. Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers and incising. Encausticbord makes it easy to create incredible textures, colours and patterns because of its remarkably receptive surface. The Encausticbord ground has been specially formulated to provide superb adhesion between the encaustic paint and the surface. The ground is formulated with a very high solids to acrylic binder ratio which results in a very porous and absorbent surface. This highly absorbent surface allows the wax to bond well to the ground. In addition, mineral aggregates are carefully selected in size and shape and added to the ground to yield a surface with a higher degree of surface roughness than typical acrylic gesso, which allows for better adhesion of encaustic.

Ampersand Museum Series Encausticbord has a ready to use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. Encaustic gesso is applied to Ampersand’s sealed hardbord panel to form a bright, smooth and velvety surface that is ready to use with the ancient technique of encaustic painting. The ground is not only heat resistant and highly absorbent, but also holds tight to layers of wax and collage without the fear of cracking or separation. A Creative Collaboration between Ampersand and R&F Handmade Paints (authorities in their respective fields of wood painting panels and encaustic paint colours) led to Encausticbord, a unique wood panel that has the tooth to hold encaustic and mixed media unlike any other surface.Through months of exhaustive research and testing, Ampersand and R&F ensured that Encausticbord was the most archival and dimensionally stable panel available. Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers and incising. Encausticbord makes it easy to create incredible textures, colours and patterns because of its remarkably receptive surface. The Encausticbord ground has been specially formulated to provide superb adhesion between the encaustic paint and the surface. The ground is formulated with a very high solids to acrylic binder ratio which results in a very porous and absorbent surface. This highly absorbent surface allows the wax to bond well to the ground. In addition, mineral aggregates are carefully selected in size and shape and added to the ground to yield a surface with a higher degree of surface roughness than typical acrylic gesso, which allows for better adhesion of encaustic.

Ampersand Museum Series Encausticbord has a ready to use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. Encaustic gesso is applied to Ampersand’s sealed hardbord panel to form a bright, smooth and velvety surface that is ready to use with the ancient technique of encaustic painting. The ground is not only heat resistant and highly absorbent, but also holds tight to layers of wax and collage without the fear of cracking or separation. A Creative Collaboration between Ampersand and R&F Handmade Paints (authorities in their respective fields of wood painting panels and encaustic paint colours) led to Encausticbord, a unique wood panel that has the tooth to hold encaustic and mixed media unlike any other surface.Through months of exhaustive research and testing, Ampersand and R&F ensured that Encausticbord was the most archival and dimensionally stable panel available. Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers and incising. Encausticbord makes it easy to create incredible textures, colours and patterns because of its remarkably receptive surface. The Encausticbord ground has been specially formulated to provide superb adhesion between the encaustic paint and the surface. The ground is formulated with a very high solids to acrylic binder ratio which results in a very porous and absorbent surface. This highly absorbent surface allows the wax to bond well to the ground. In addition, mineral aggregates are carefully selected in size and shape and added to the ground to yield a surface with a higher degree of surface roughness than typical acrylic gesso, which allows for better adhesion of encaustic.

Ampersand Museum Series Encausticbord has a ready to use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. Encaustic gesso is applied to Ampersand’s sealed hardbord panel to form a bright, smooth and velvety surface that is ready to use with the ancient technique of encaustic painting. The ground is not only heat resistant and highly absorbent, but also holds tight to layers of wax and collage without the fear of cracking or separation. A Creative Collaboration between Ampersand and R&F Handmade Paints (authorities in their respective fields of wood painting panels and encaustic paint colours) led to Encausticbord, a unique wood panel that has the tooth to hold encaustic and mixed media unlike any other surface.Through months of exhaustive research and testing, Ampersand and R&F ensured that Encausticbord was the most archival and dimensionally stable panel available. Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers and incising. Encausticbord makes it easy to create incredible textures, colours and patterns because of its remarkably receptive surface. The Encausticbord ground has been specially formulated to provide superb adhesion between the encaustic paint and the surface. The ground is formulated with a very high solids to acrylic binder ratio which results in a very porous and absorbent surface. This highly absorbent surface allows the wax to bond well to the ground. In addition, mineral aggregates are carefully selected in size and shape and added to the ground to yield a surface with a higher degree of surface roughness than typical acrylic gesso, which allows for better adhesion of encaustic.

Ampersand Museum Series Encausticbord has a ready to use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. Encaustic gesso is applied to Ampersand’s sealed hardbord panel to form a bright, smooth and velvety surface that is ready to use with the ancient technique of encaustic painting. The ground is not only heat resistant and highly absorbent, but also holds tight to layers of wax and collage without the fear of cracking or separation. A Creative Collaboration between Ampersand and R&F Handmade Paints (authorities in their respective fields of wood painting panels and encaustic paint colours) led to Encausticbord, a unique wood panel that has the tooth to hold encaustic and mixed media unlike any other surface.Through months of exhaustive research and testing, Ampersand and R&F ensured that Encausticbord was the most archival and dimensionally stable panel available. Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers and incising. Encausticbord makes it easy to create incredible textures, colours and patterns because of its remarkably receptive surface. The Encausticbord ground has been specially formulated to provide superb adhesion between the encaustic paint and the surface. The ground is formulated with a very high solids to acrylic binder ratio which results in a very porous and absorbent surface. This highly absorbent surface allows the wax to bond well to the ground. In addition, mineral aggregates are carefully selected in size and shape and added to the ground to yield a surface with a higher degree of surface roughness than typical acrylic gesso, which allows for better adhesion of encaustic.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Along side Titanium-Zinc, it looks almost brown. With spectrum colors, it looks white and does not tend to "pop" out like Titanium-Zinc. Not a good mixing white.

Opacity: OpaqueLightfastness: ExcellentClassification: Synthetic inorganicColour Index: Zinc-titanium white + unbleached titanium dioxide

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Slightly off key and acidic next to the other yellows. It creates hard accents. Next to cadmium greens it is more on key and turns sweeter.

Opacity: OpaqueLightfastness: ExcellentClassification: Synthetic inorganicColour Index: PG 18 + PY 37Chemical Composition: Cadmium lemon + viridian

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

By itself, it has a sense of purity and clarity, without the usual hint of greenishness that would sour it. In mixes, however, it has a bias toward green.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Full warm bright yellow. Can mix toward red or green.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

A deep rich translucent yellow. The original Indian Yellow came from India. It was processed from cow’s urine and used in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries for watercolor. It was fugitive in oil. The modern version has the same warm tones as the original. Its permanence is equal to that of alizarin crimson, stable in full color, less so in tints.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

We have ours made to be more saturated and deeper than most deep cadmium yellows without losing its brightness.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

It's paleness makes it more of a warm yellowish off-white than a true yellow. Has the effect of soft diffused light. It is a mix of titanium-zinc white and cadmium yellow.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Intense scarlet. Modern day replacement for Vermilion, but a bit more electric.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

What some would call a "true red". Very saturated.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Many deep cadmium reds seem muddy. Outs goes bluish without seeming brownish. A bright ruby red.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Beautiful reddish-pink top tone. Powerful, but less so than Phthalos, and very permanent. Excellent glazing colour.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Gaudy, in-your-face, ultra-sweet, violent, vivid, outrageous, hot-house pink. More intense than deKooning's pinks, but adding a little white easily takes it down.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

An intense salmon hue.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Bluer than Warm Pink. A soft magenta shade.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Intensely red, yet in a high key painting it appears almost brown. Surrounded by low key colours, it can be strikingly saturated but never electric. Makes salmon pink tints. Similar to the natural ochres: English Red or Light Red.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

Very royal purple, leans a little to the red. Used by Monet for his intense purple shadows.

Ready to use, heavily pigmented. Three sizes and 80 vibrant colours. Using R&F Encaustic Paint lets you start making art and stop worrying about making paint. Encaustic painting supplies including tools, mediums, and Encaustic Gesso that you will need for your encaustic adventure.

The reddest of the violets.