1. A technique of painting in which pigments are mixed with hot wax and applied to a surface, then fused by heat.
Usage: plural form; art technique; also refers to the artworks created using this method
2. Artworks or paintings created using the encaustic technique.
Usage: plural form; refers to finished pieces

Examples

• The museum displayed ancient Egyptian encaustics that had survived for thousands of years.
• Modern artists have revived the encaustics technique to create vibrant, textured paintings.
• She studied encaustics in art school and now specializes in wax-based mixed media.
• The encaustics on display showed remarkable color preservation due to the wax medium.
• He experimented with encaustics by layering different pigments and heating them with a torch.
• These contemporary encaustics demonstrate how traditional techniques can be adapted for modern art.