How Do You Make Tempera Paint Permanent?
Making tempera paint the traditional way will make the paint permanent. The old tempera paintings that predate oil painting lasted on wooden boards. Do the same paint making work as the old masters. Use an egg yolk. The brushwork in your tempera paintings will build nicely in thin bright layers. Yet, the fine piece will last lifetimes. Paint Making Steps Step 1 Choose your pigments. Select the colors you want in fine powders. Pigments need to last longer than the medium so use enduring pigments. Step 2 Prepare pigment into a paste using distilled water. Soften the pigments into a finer powder that will turn to a uniform color in the medium. Use the muller to grind the pigments on the slab until all lumps and clumps have gone, leaving only the finest powder you can make. Then, take out the pigment onto the palette, one color at a time and mix with a small amount of distilled water. Use the palette knife to stir and mix the paint into the water. Put the pigment mixture in a jar and put t
