Ideal for encaustics, this pigment stick is an oil paint manufactured with enough wax for the paint to be molded into a stick form, allowing you to draw or paint directly onto a surface without brushes, palettes, paint tubes or solvents. It is richly pigmented with a lipstick soft consistency that gives it the same fluidity, subtlety and durability of traditional oil colors. This stick offers excellent consistency and film strength. Made in small batches, carefully milled and molded using beeswax and natural plant wax, linseed oil and pigment Made in small batches No additives, extenders, substitutes or facilitators