tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post116480124532631296..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Egg tempera class at the V&A: painting with egg temperaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-33004264356600461792017-05-13T08:24:19.588+00:002017-05-13T08:24:19.588+00:00The benefit of using egg is cost. I paint using na...The benefit of using egg is cost. I paint using natural pigment I have collected. Sue Mann.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449417358963519895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-75719611539654293182009-06-29T17:59:27.846+00:002009-06-29T17:59:27.846+00:00Diane - I think it's a question of personal pr...Diane - I think it's a question of personal preference.<br /><br />Why not try both and see which you prefer?Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-81648288359986923152009-06-29T13:49:41.890+00:002009-06-29T13:49:41.890+00:00can somebody tell me what I would lose by using tu...can somebody tell me what I would lose by using tubes of egg tempera as opposed to mixing my own?Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1165004587028797992006-12-01T20:23:00.000+00:002006-12-01T20:23:00.000+00:00I have a friend who paints traditional icons with ...I have a friend who paints traditional icons with tempera and mixes all her own paints, a number with very noxious pigments (very carefully). I found it fascinating to see how different pigments reacted. Fascinating medium!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164970803169993812006-12-01T11:00:00.000+00:002006-12-01T11:00:00.000+00:00Thanks for the comments and I'm glad everybody is ...Thanks for the comments and I'm glad everybody is finding it so interesting - I know I certainly did.<BR/><BR/>Ciao Robyn - I think you've neatly highlighted why Cennino Cennini talks about the difference between the town and the country egg. I think the difference is whether or not they are fed on corn. Corn fed chickens always seem to me to be very yellow. <BR/><BR/>You could of course paint robust and hunky farmhands toiling in the fields instead of nice gentile ladies with porcelain skin tones!!!<BR/><BR/>I would emphasise that anybody with some watercolour paint, an egg and access to a gesso board can try out egg tempera painting in no time at all - but it does take time to get good at it!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164970217798380292006-12-01T10:50:00.000+00:002006-12-01T10:50:00.000+00:00Katherine - this is such a fascinating subject. I...Katherine - this is such a fascinating subject. I love the way you have presented it. I can't wait to get my chores done so I can try tempera. In Italy the egg yolks are all bright, bright red orange. I don't think chooks are allowed to lay anything else! ciao RobynRobyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164905318158298172006-11-30T16:48:00.000+00:002006-11-30T16:48:00.000+00:00Katherine as usual you are so generous with the in...Katherine as usual you are so generous with the information and knowledge you have. This post is very interesting, something I have always wanted to try but have not had the time. Thank you for all of your informative posts.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07576816029698093978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164834354193514712006-11-29T21:05:00.000+00:002006-11-29T21:05:00.000+00:00Very, very interesting. I remember going to an exh...Very, very interesting. I remember going to an exhibition many years ago by a friend of a friend, an artist called Suzy Malin and she and our common friend had to research the technique themselves without the benefit of such a useful class. When I asked I remember him saying that the egg yolk didn't have a noticeable effect on colours such as blue - turning it green.Julie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561525327058025185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164828183337375872006-11-29T19:23:00.000+00:002006-11-29T19:23:00.000+00:00Katherine I have to say your blog is always hugely...Katherine I have to say your blog is always hugely informative and extensive. Thank you very much for all of your blogging efforts, it is much appriciated. I used to paint in egg tempra many years ago and loved the cermony of it all. The classes that you describe sound facinating, oh to be near a city!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com