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How to make cold wax medium

Selina Wilson Art

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Hello Friends and welcome to another art studio vlog.

Let's make cold wax medium! Making Cold Wax Medium is easier than you might think, with only a few ingredients required. Cold wax medium differs from Encaustic medium although both beeswax based, they are used very differently. Cold wax medium is used as a paste-type consistency and added to oil paint or used as a varnish. I'll be sharing the paintings I make with the cold wax medium in future art studio vlogs.

The recipe
11oz bleached beeswax
11oz solvent (Gamsol or Equivilent)
1oz Damar Resin

It makes just under 1 litre of cold wax medium

The ratios of this cold wax medium recipe can be altered depending on if you prefer a softer or firmer medium.

Please note. Damar resin fumes are toxic. Use a low heat to melt the resin being careful it doesn’t smoke. It is always good practice to work in a well ventilated room.

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20 Comments

@dawnlim3716 3 years ago

I was taught at university to make my cold wax. First of all we strained our damar crystals in an old stocking in a jar with the solvent to rid the resulting damar varnish of the tree debris. which is exactly the same as the purchased damar you are showing. It is very dangerous to the lungs to be breathing in the wax and damar varnish as you are teaching here. The fumes from the mixture of the damar (home made varnish or bought ) with the solvent and wax are best controlled in a lidded jar placed in a double boiler. There is no need to stand over breathing in the fumes, stirring continuously. In a tight lidded jar you can shake boil and cool in the same process and then the cold wax is already in its receptacle and clean.

@selinawilsonart Creator 3 years ago

Hello everyone. Hope you find this episode helpful 😊❤

@JanineMKartist 1 year ago

theres also turpenoid natural which is non toxic.

@MrAngelicca 2 years ago

Súper video. Thanks 😊

@kakandula 3 years ago

Thank you

@lilliantkach-matisons871 2 years ago

I mix mine outdoors, using an old electric frying pan....much safer than indoors, and whip the mix with an old whisk to cool down quicker, then seal in jars with lids.

@trentriver 5 days ago

If you want to save a lot of time, microwave the wax to melt it and then pour it into the crock pot with the resin. Stir as per your method and then add the solvent. Works well.

@glynesmewton7033 3 years ago

Brill!!! Thank you!

@MichaelMarko 2 years ago

This is great! Thanx so much!!

@elizabethdaniels2716 2 years ago

Thank you Selina!

@sis9622 3 years ago

Awesome

@davidmalinowski3930 3 years ago

Thank you for the demo. I jsut discovered cold wax process. I have been doing encaustics for a short while and am going to add this to my techniques. Being price conscious I appreciate your ideas.

@tylerclark3045 2 years ago

Your work is beautiful!

@belamehta2966 2 years ago

Great video with details ❤❤❤

@menata9 3 years ago

This is great - thanks for the recipe and the video!

@Rowelln 2 years ago

Good

@CyrC-iv5kk 2 years ago

Thanks Selina!😉

@YEWtan-i9f 1 year ago

I hope is 100% helpful

@dallasfam4092 2 years ago

Thank you for the recipe; Note that the same weight measure of different substances is not 1:1 ratio though. Glad you lifted up your scale. :)

@fionnamadigan8759 1 year ago

Natural resins like damar don’t dissolve properly in gamsol or low toxic solvent - the damar will not dry hard; you need gum turpentine or citrus turps.