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Brushes for Encaustic & Cold Wax

Always select natural hair brushes for encaustic painting. Different hairs will produce different brush strokes. Small natural haired round, liner, wash, angular and fan brushes work in a vertical easel painting style. Natural chip and hake brushes work well when applying larger amounts of paint in a table-top horizontal fashion.

Brushes that are full and open bristled handle cold wax and other media well.

Where to Buy Brushes:

Ace Hardware
Home Depot
Lowe's
Artist & Craftsman
Dick Blick
Essence of Mulranny - Lora Murphy Brushes: This brush set was created specifically for portrait painting.
Jerry's Artarama
Flax Art & Design - They only ship locally

How to Clean Your Brushes:

Remove excess paint on the side of your paint tin or palette.
Wipe remaining paint onto a paper towel.
Clean brush in melted soy/paraffin wax and wipe on paper towel.
Repeat this step until no color remains in bristles.
Wash brush with soap and water and let dry.

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