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Can you use watercolors or gouache paints instead of pigments in water to make egg tempera?

April 26, 2017egg gouache paints Pigments tempera water Watercolors

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Can you use watercolors or gouache paints instead of pigments in water to make egg tempera?

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I haven’t used gouache or watercolors for pigments, but I know people who have and they seem to work. I would be concerned over long-term effects of the extra glues and ingredients, but for practice and playing around, it’s not a bad idea..