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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Ezshwan Winding is a Hungarian American artist who specializes in encaustic painting, which follows a multistep process.

• Step 1: select and prepare the painting surface (often wood).

• Step 2: mix melted wax and resin together and add pigment for color to create the encaustic medium.

• Step 3: spread the medium on the surface in layers, applying heat to allow each layer to soften and fuse with the previous layers.

• Step 4: use various tools to carve patterns into the painting.

The student wants to describe the process of making and applying the encaustic medium. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

• A.

  The artist spreads wax, resin, and pigment onto the encaustic medium (often wood), then applies heat so that they soften and fuse to the previous layers.

• B.

  The artist creates the medium from wax, resin, and pigment and then spreads it onto a painting surface in layers, heating the layers so that they soften and fuse together.

• C.

  Using various tools, the artist mixes the wax and resin, which fuse together in layers.

• D.

  After adding pigment for color, the artist applies a mix of wax and resin to a painting surface, at which point patterns are carved into it.