Jacquard Dorland’s Wax is an indispensable medium that can be used in a large number of ways. It is formulated from a blend of pure waxes and damar resin and is used as a sealant, varnish and medium, and does not yellow as it ages.
This exciting medium can be mixed with oil colours, dry pigments, Jacquard Pearl Ex Pigments, dye powders, charcoal, graphite, mineral spirits, turpentine, solvents and more. It is so versatile it opens up many opportunities for experimentation. Combined with oil paints or powdered pigments such as Pearl Ex, you can create heavy-bodied, super matte, and fast-drying colours for “cold wax painting,” unique textures, impasto effects, and for layering and palette knife techniques. By varying the ratio of medium to colourant, you can easily control the transparency or opacity of the colour. Add mineral spirits or solvent to thin the viscosity or adjust the dry time.
Use Dorland’s Wax as a protective top-coat finish for watercolours, gouache, oils, stamps, cyanotype, acrylic, wood, polymer clay, pencil drawing, pen and ink, pour art, canvas, encaustics, ceramics, mixed media, collage and much more. It provides a durable waterproof finish, protecting the artwork from moisture, smudging, dust, and fingerprints, while adding depth to colour and allowing for glassless framing and display. Applied with a fine cloth or gloved hand, it is easy to use, and the finish is malleable: leave it matte, or buff with a rag after drying for a uniform satin gloss.
Dorland’s Wax also provides a beautiful finish on wooden objects such as furniture, spinning wheels, weaving looms, and jewellery items; add a small amount of pigment, dye, oil colour, or alcohol ink to tint the medium, or apply it straight for a seamless waxed finished. The wax can also be used on metal, polymer clay, ceramics, drawings, photographs – there are endless uses!
Take a look at Jacquard’s useful instructions for using Dorland’s Wax.(opens as PDF).
