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Let's talk about Wax, Antique, Chameleon and Translucent Pastes from Pentart:
What’s the differences between Wax and Antique pastes?
First let’s talk about Wax paste.
Wax paste contains bee’s wax and takes time to cure. It also works best on a dark/black background rather than on a white background. You can use either your finger, or a cheap brush to apply with it. If you are using a good quality brush, you’ll need a solvent to clean your brush. It’s best to seal your work and then use Wax paste as the last step because after curing, which is within a week, it will harden. When layering the Wax pastes, its best to wait 24 – 48 hours in between layers.
Sealing your Wax paste might dull down the metallic color. You can also use the Wax pastes like paints and not just as highlighters. They are meant to be decorative and not protectants. There is a variety of Wax paste colors.
Fire Gold
Red
Brass
Honey Gold
Yellow
Gold
Turtle Green
Green
Turquoise
Blue
Magenta
Purple
Rose Gold
Silver
Graphite
Black
Next, let's look at Chameleon Paste.
Chameleon paste has color shifting properties producing almost the same effect as Chrome Powders. There is an iridescence to them that shows up against black/dark surfaces. The colors of Chameleon Wax Pastes are:
Lilac
Apricot
Green
Blue
Sparkling Silver
White Gold
Finally, Antique Paste.
Most of these will have bitumen or orange oil in them. They are much more suited for crackle mediums such as Fine Line Crackle because they’ll wipe away more easily compared to the Wax pastes. They are used for antiquing your work.
Antique Paste Colors:
Antique Copper
Antique Gold
Gold
Silver
Umbra
White
So, the answer to the question of what’s the difference between Wax and Antique pastes is simple. Wax paste sits on the top surface of your work such as your molds while Antique paste gets into the grooves of your molds.
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