To get started, you need a small electric iron with a low-heat setting. The Encaustic Arts iron is easy to manage and has been specially designed for painting with wax. Alternatively, any iron can be used as long as it has a steel, uncoated base and no holes.
Encaustic wax is a mixtureof beeswax and pigment and melts at 65-70deg. C. There are 48 colours available, and waxes can be melted and mixed to create other colours if required.

The painting card used has a smooth gloss finish. The wax sits on the surface rather than being absorbed into the card. This means that the wax can be remelted at any time, without effecting the white card underneath.
The stylus is similar to a soldering iron, but with a much lower heat setting. The tips supplied with the stylus allow it to be used as a pen or a stiff brush. Other tips are also available. Click the stamp designs link below for details.

The scribing tool and scrapers are used to scratch or scrape the wax from the painting card, revealing the white card underneath.

Stamps are used to create silhouettes in wax paintings. They are stamped on to the card before the wax is applied.