May 23, 2015Published by avrilejean at May 23, 2015Categories avril e jeanegg temperaHow-to tutorialpaintingEgg Tempera VI – the first go at laying down the real colourThis is such a learning curve. I spent the entirety of the movie Random Harvest doing this little bit. First I got my pigments ready. I […]
May 20, 2015Published by avrilejean at May 20, 2015Categories avril e jeanavril jeanegg temperaHow-to tutoriallearningEgg tempera III – grinding pigmentThe next post in my Tempera series! One thing all the stuff I’ve read insists you do is grind your pigments. The best grinders are glass […]
May 20, 2015Published by avrilejean at May 20, 2015Categories avril e jeanegg temperaHow-to tutorialpaintingEgg Tempera V – under paintingAt last I get to introduce THE EGGS in this whole excercise.
April 19, 2015Published by avrilejean at April 19, 2015Categories drawingegg temperaglueHow-to tutoriallearningpaintingEgg Tempera I: Preparing the PanelsI love art. I particularly love old art, from eras past. Italian renaissance frescoes and panel paintings, oh my! Before oil came along as a binder […]