How Do You Mix Powdered Tempera Paint?
Combining ground and dried powdered color pigments with any number of additional ingredients will result in tempera paints. The most common ingredients that are combined with the dried powdered pigments are egg and distilled water. While painting with tempera lost favor after the European Renaissance, it has come back in fashion, especially since they are now sold in a condensed, powdered form and require only water to bind the powder into liquid paint. Whether you are mixing traditional tempera paint with egg yolk and water or are simply using water to bind a premixed powdered tempera, painting with tempera is a fun medium for artists of all skill levels. Crack a large, fresh egg and isolate the yolk. You will not need the white of the egg for the tempera paint. According to the Society for Tempera Painters, the freshest possible egg yolk results in the smoothest tempera paint. If possible, use a new, fresh egg for each new batch of paint. Place the egg yolk in a small container and p
