[Alex]

Hi Leslie, How close are Ceracolors to the old Byzantine technique of cold wax painting? I have been experimenting with emulsifying wax and mixing it with 5% solution of rabbit skin glue. After mixing in pigments ,the resulting paint adheres to chalk gesso grounds pretty well but it takes longer to dry than egg yolk tempera. I am also not sure if I am creating the emulsion correctly. The wax soap seems a little grainy. I suppose I am not quite sure what a wax emulsion paint is supposed to be like, so I don’t know if what I have made is close to being authentic. Any direction or advice you could give would be much appreciated. Thanks, Alex