encaustic

IPA: ɛnkˈɑstɪk

Examples of "encaustic" in Sentences

This is fantastic, but I think I need "encaustic" explained to me.
This latter was called encaustic, and was, according to Plutarch, the most durable of all methods.
Also, the encaustic was a slow process, whereas these bold and sketchy heads evince the utmost rapidity of execution.
The art of mixing pigment and wax on a warm surface, known as encaustic painting, will be taught in a one-day workshop at the Getty Villa.
The show, which runs through May 15, features Sara Cole, a San Jose State grad who uses hot wax on panels in a style called encaustic painting.
Some of his paintings were encaustic, that is to say, the colors were burned in; thus they must have been made on plaster or pottery of some sort.
The Greek characters traced on the backs of certain encaustic tiles found in the ruins of a building erected by Rameses III. at Tell el-Yahudieh may well be the work of some of these prisoners of war.
But then, in a dream, a voice told him to paint the Stars and Stripes flag, which he duly started recreating using a material called encaustic - a mixture of wax, beeswax and pigment - which was known to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians.