Article · Along the Acequia (Substack)
Oil & Cold Wax
By Molly Zurek
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
An artist explains cold wax fundamentals on solid supports like wood panels, describing how paint is scraped and blended with a soft scraper, and contrasts cold wax's easier setup and greater scraping possibilities with both hot encaustic and straight oil painting.
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