Encaustic Hotplate Attachment for Painting Iron

Heated Encaustic Wax Palette for Melting, Mixing & Brush Painting

The Encaustic Art Hotplate Attachment is a heated aluminum palette that clamps to the Encaustic Art Painting Iron, creating a warm surface for melting, mixing, and painting with encaustic wax. The Encaustic Art Iron is required and sold separately.

Made from durable anodized aluminum for even heat distribution, the hotplate expands the iron beyond direct iron painting. Use it for encaustic brushwork, color mixing, layered wax techniques, painting directly on a warm surface, or pulling cards through molten wax.

Please Note

This hotplate requires the Encaustic Art Painting Iron to generate heat. The iron is sold separately.

How It Works

Clamp the Encaustic Art Iron beneath the aluminum plate. Heat transfers from the iron to the hotplate, creating a heated working surface for encaustic wax without a separate electrical cord or heating element.

Ways to Use the Hotplate

• Melt and mix encaustic wax colors for brushwork and layering
• Paint directly on the heated surface using cards or lightweight boards
• Pull painting cards through molten wax for flowing color effects
• Explore texture, blending, and layered wax techniques

The hotplate can be used by artists, crafters, older teens, and encaustic painters who want to work beyond the iron alone.

Studio Tip

Cards may shift when painting directly on the warm surface. A small amount of clear wax from our transparent wax blocks can help hold a card in place, or use a strip of heat-resistant tape. A metal clip can also work, although it may interfere with brushwork.

Product Details

• Encaustic Art Hotplate Attachment
• Anodized aluminum for even heat distribution
• Measures 9.8 × 7.3 × 3.2 inches (250 × 185 × 80 mm)
• Weighs approximately 3.8 lbs (1.7 kg)
• Heated by clamping the Encaustic Art Iron underneath
• Encaustic Art Iron required and sold separately
• Reaches up to 302 °F (150 °C)
• For encaustic wax melting, mixing, brush painting, and heated-surface techniques
• Recommended for ages 14+ years

Safety and Caution

⚠️ WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

⚠️ WARNING: This tool is designed for use with heated encaustic wax and is not a toy. Recommended for ages 14 years and older. Surfaces and heating elements can become extremely hot during operation. Older teens should always work under adult supervision to prevent burns from hot metal or wax. Keep out of reach of children. Adult supervision required.

Contact with molten wax or hot surfaces may result in a skin burn.

First Aid: If a burn occurs, cool the area immediately with an ice compress for 15 minutes. If symptoms persist, seek medical attention.