Tutorials & tips - Ampersand Art

How to choose and prepare the best substrate for encaustic painting

Encaustic painter Ruth Maude breaks down the steps for choosing and preparing your panels for encaustic painting.

Water based markers on Encausticbord

Shana Rowe Jackson, AKA Caution Artist at Play demonstrates how perfectly water-based markers work on Ampersand Encausticbord.

DIY faux gilded frame using Encausticbord and R&F metallic encaustic paint

Leslie Giuliani demonstrates how to make a faux gilded frame and a painting to put in it with R&F Encaustic Paint and Ampersand Encausticbord.

PanPastel Colors on Encausticbord

How to quickly apply a graduated background using PanPastel Colors on Encausticbord. The perfect base for mixed media or pastel painting.

Shary Bartlett: India ink and encaustic on Encausticbord

Watch this time-lapse of Shary Bartlett apply encaustic and India ink on Encausticbord. 8x8, Paisley Phrase

Leslie Giuliani, Cage, 10x8, mixed media on Ampersand Encausticbord — Artwork by Leslie Giuliani

Mixed media on Encausticbord

Professional encaustic painters attest to how exceptionally well Encausticbord works when used alone with encaustic paint or in combination with a wide variety of mixed media techniques including collage, oil paints and oil sticks, image transfers, and incising.

Elise Wagner, Night Moves, 8x8, encaustic on Ampersand Encausticbord — Artwork by Elise Wagner

Mixed media on Encausticbord

Only Encausticbord has a ready-to-use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. Encaustic gesso is applied to Ampersand's sealed Hardbord panel to form a bright, smooth, and velvety surface that is ready to use with the ancient technique of encaustic painting.