The Encaustic Painter's Dozen: Titanium White, Olive Yellow & Ancient Gold
We're super excited about our Encaustic Painter's Dozen - a new limited edition color set. We thought it might be fun to have our Core and Tier Artist Instructors describe each of these colors in their own words and share a bit about how they use it in their work.
This week we bring you Titanium White, Olive Yellow & Ancient Gold. Enjoy and stay tuned for future colors in coming weeks.
Michelle Belto, Marks We Leave Behind, 10" x 10", encaustic on panel, 2021
"Titanium White melts slowly to a luscious heavy cream consistency. Because of its high concentration of Titanium Dioxide, this white can take a lot of medium without losing its opacity. When the ratio is reversed, the paint will still hold a hint of opacity creating a ghostly translucent color that can veil and suggest. Titanium White is truly an all-purpose white that is both reflective and solidly opaque. I use it mostly for its ability to subtly tint other colors in the line, extending my value choices." - R&F Tier Instructor Michelle Belto
Caryl St. Ama, Trickle Down Series: Chaos Contained (collagraph plate), encaustic and Pigment Stick® on plexiglass, 2021
"What draws me to Olive Yellow is that it is a color that plays well with others. I love mixing it with Ivory Black to make a deep, dark forest green. When I add it to Azure Blue, it creates a bright and cheery green. Adding Titanium White to Olive Yellow softens it to a sweet pastel and combined with encaustic medium, it's a lovely citrus glaze. Very versatile!" - R&F Core Instructor Caryl St. Ama
Lisa Pressman, Navigation 15, 10" x 8”, encaustic on panel, 2019
"When I first saw Ancient Gold it brought me back to wondering around the Egyptian Wing at the Met in NY. It adds a gorgeous shimmer under transparent colors and changes the way the light hits the piece. Used as a color itself, it creates a sense of old gold and enhances the feeling of history in the work." - R&F Core Instructor Lisa Pressman