DecoArt Wax Effects Acrylic Paint is a ready-to-use acrylic, designed to recreate the sheer, luminous, qualities of traditional beeswax encaustic. Wax Effects Acrylic Paints are a great mixed media medium. Featuring more than 20 translucent colors, these paints are ready-to-use straight out of the jar. The thick-bodied translucent colors easily model, layer, texture, or stencil, and dry to a burnished wax finish for gorgeous results. Wax Effects acrylics are also wonderful for layering on with a palette knife, combining colors, and layering with collage materials. See below for more Product and Usage information