I did. The first thing to know is that my neighbor in Antrim, Koo Schadler, is a world authority on the medium and you should take one of her classes to learn the right way:
If you're going to use it my way, which is basically like poster paint, it's adequate to:
1. Separate the yolk, drain the sac into a half teaspoon of water (you can find videos on how to do this), and swirl together; this is your medium.
2. Use a palette knife to mash together a small amount of dry pigment with a roughly equal amount of water to make a paste, then add the medium in roughly equal amount to the paste to make paint.
It applies to absorbent surfaces, watercolor paper being the most convenient. Gouache rules apply - don't impasto with it and try to go light to dark even though it has a little more coverage than gouache.
It's a really nice medium, and it's also really cheap. Robert Vickery says in his book that his accountant complains that he doesn't spend enough money on art supplies.
I love the Tudor portraits by Holbein, often tempera
In that case you should definitely take Koo's class, or at least get her book. She can paint like that.
I’ve always been interested in egg tempera- can you say more about this? I’m assuming you made it yourself.
I did. The first thing to know is that my neighbor in Antrim, Koo Schadler, is a world authority on the medium and you should take one of her classes to learn the right way:
https://kooschadler.com/workshops.htm
If you're going to use it my way, which is basically like poster paint, it's adequate to:
1. Separate the yolk, drain the sac into a half teaspoon of water (you can find videos on how to do this), and swirl together; this is your medium.
2. Use a palette knife to mash together a small amount of dry pigment with a roughly equal amount of water to make a paste, then add the medium in roughly equal amount to the paste to make paint.
It applies to absorbent surfaces, watercolor paper being the most convenient. Gouache rules apply - don't impasto with it and try to go light to dark even though it has a little more coverage than gouache.
It's a really nice medium, and it's also really cheap. Robert Vickery says in his book that his accountant complains that he doesn't spend enough money on art supplies.
No workshops for 2024 :( maybe next year.