TEMPERA
Before the advent of OIL painting tempera painting, a type of painting was in used esp. by Egyptians, medieval and renaissance painters.
Before the advent of OIL painting tempera painting, a type of painting was in used esp. by Egyptians, medieval and renaissance painters.
Tempera is done by mixing mineral pigments with egg yolk.
The special characteristic of tempera is its being an EMULSION.
An emulsion is a watery, milk-like mixture of oily & watery consistency.
It is a medium well designed for CAREFUL detail.
Tempera painting is usually done in wooden panel that has been made very smooth with a plaster called "gesso".
Advantage:
dries rapidly/quickly
great luminosity
the colors are clear and beautiful
Disadvantage:
it quickly dries. Thus making it difficult to correct the painting. Hence, the artist must be précised and exact in his work.
2 comments:
hi,sir!ka-astig san paint..hope that students nowadays may get interested in painting..as what da vinci said,'art is never finished,only abandoned'...i am your student in BSBA-2A,Valerie Gomez...Good Day!!!thanks!
..hi!sir ka-astig san paint..hope that, students nowadays may get interested in painting as what,da vinci said 'art is never finished,only abandoned'..GOOD DAY SIR, any way im your student in BSBA-2A..Valerie Gomez..
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