A heated palette provides a surface to melt medium and mix encaustic paint on. R&F's palettes feature an anodized aluminum surface, which prevents reactivity that could discolor pigments. The surface also makes it easy to see paint colors. The 12" x 12" (30.5cm x 30.5cm) palette features a Baltic birch base, separate heating element, and comes preassembled. NOTE: does not include any brushes, palette cups, temperature gauge as pictured.