encaustic
Collocations
5ADJ.
medium, necessary
VERB + ENCAUSTIC
love, worked
ENCAUSTIC + NOUN
shellac
PREP.
in
ADV.
really, really
Definitions
adj
Prepared by means of heat; burned in.
After all, no sealant or finish is necessary in the encaustic medium, and shellac is stinky, caustic and messy.
noun
A wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating.
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.
A painting produced using this type of paint.
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3After all, no sealant or finish is necessary in the encaustic medium, and shellac is stinky, caustic and messy.
WiktionaryIt has become usual in discussions of Flags facture to use the terms, suggested by [Jasper] Johns himself, ‘encaustic', oil and collage on fabric’.
WiktionaryI have worked in encaustic and I really love encaustic printmaking, but when it comes to painting, I love my acrylics.
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