Premium Quality: R&F Damar Resin is a high-grade natural resin used by professional artists for various applications.
Hard Natural Resin: Derived from deciduous trees in the East Indies.
Wax Hardening: Used to harden beeswax and increase its melting temperature.
Enhanced Buffing: Allows beeswax to be buffed to a higher, more translucent surface.
Prevents Blooming: Helps to prevent the formation of bloom on wax.
Varnishing: Ideal for creating a glossy, protective varnish that enhances and preserves the appearance of oil paintings and encaustic art
Available Sizes: Comes in 1 lb., 5 lb., and 10 lb. bags.
R&F Encaustic Damar Resin Crystals 1-pounds is a hard natural tree resin. In encaustic paint, it allows wax to be buffed to a higher, more translucent surface and helps prevent blooming in the wax. It is the most common ingredient for hardening beeswax and raising its melting temperature. To use the damar to make your own encaustic medium, it must be melted in the beeswax and strained.