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EGG TEMPERA PAINT
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EGG TEMPERA PAINT

 1 part pigment paste + 1 part yolk =  egg tempera paint

1. Prepare “pigment paste” by mixing dry pigment with a little water to from a soft paste. 

2. Separate yolk from white of egg, drain contents from yolk sack, this will be the “binder”.

3. Mix pigment paste with equal part yolk for each color.                        

See section on "EGG TEMPERA" painting for details.


cennini21 HOMEGILDINGMANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATIONSILVERPOINTEGG TEMPERADISTEMPER (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)17th CENTURY OIL TECHNIQUEFRESCOHISTORIC PIGMENTSPAINT GESSO GROUNDS - SIZING - GLUES