R&F Encaustic Paints Starter Kit Product Details Product Dimensions: 10 x 1.5 x 8 inches Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds Item model number: 1940 Includes one each of these 40-ml encaustic colors: titanium white, indian yellow, quinacridone red, ultramarine blue, and chromium oxide green Also contains two flat 5-inch by 7-inch ampersand encausticbord, soy wax, encaustic medium, two palette cups, two 1-inch hake brushes, manual and color chart Includes a free 8-inch by 10-inch ampersand encausticbord Made in the USA Conforms to astm d-4236 A great all-in-one starter kit. Everything you need except for a heat sourceto begin encaustic painting. R&F; Encaustic paint is composed of 100-percentpure pharmaceutical grade beeswax, Singapore-grade damar resin and pigments.Beeswax is impervious to moisture making encaustic paint extremely durable.There is no need to varnish or protect your painting with glass. It will notdeteriorate, yellow or darken. Encaustic paint is kept molten on a heatedpalette. It is then applied to an absorbent surface and is fused to create avariety of effects. Encaustic goes from a liquid to solid state and back againin seconds giving you the opportunity to add layers without disrupting yourcomposition. Once the surface has cooled, the paint has reached a permanentfinish, but with heat, you can revise and rework your painting minutes oryears later. This highly versatile medium can be polished to a high gloss,carved, scraped, layered, collaged, dipped, cast, modeled, sculpted, texturedand combine with oil. Kit includes an R&F; Basic Encaustic Manual and colorchart, two 1-Inch hake brushes, two palette cups, soy wax for clean-up and twoflat 5-Inch by 7-Inch Ampersand Encausticbord. It also contains five vibrant40-ml encaustic colors: Titanium White, Indian Yellow, Quinacridone Red,Ultramarine Blue and Chromium Oxide Green. This starter kit comes packaged inan 8-Inch by 10-Inch Encausticbord.