Comments on: Question about tempera http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/question-about-tempera/ Making and Thinking About Visual Art Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:18:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/question-about-tempera/comment-page-1/#comment-9153 David Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:16:34 +0000 http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/404/#comment-9153 <p>David,</p> <p>I'm afraid that I can't be much help to you. The kind of tempera discussed here is egg tempera. It is nothing like the poster paints that are sometimes labeled "tempera."</p> David,

I’m afraid that I can’t be much help to you. The kind of tempera discussed here is egg tempera. It is nothing like the poster paints that are sometimes labeled “tempera.”

]]> By: David Vickery http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/question-about-tempera/comment-page-1/#comment-9152 David Vickery Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:09:22 +0000 http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/404/#comment-9152 <p>Hi David, I have been thinking of painting the outside of my window, which faces East, with tempera paint, just to block some of the sun. I found a product labeled "poster paint", but I'm not sure if this is tempera.</p> <p>It's important that I be able to wash this off before leaving the apartment I'm in.</p> <p>Your comment would be very much appreciated,</p> <p>David</p> Hi David, I have been thinking of painting the outside of my window, which faces East, with tempera paint, just to block some of the sun. I found a product labeled “poster paint”, but I’m not sure if this is tempera.

It’s important that I be able to wash this off before leaving the apartment I’m in.

Your comment would be very much appreciated,

David

]]> By: David http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/question-about-tempera/comment-page-1/#comment-8819 David Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:47:36 +0000 http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/404/#comment-8819 <p>Judy,</p> <p>I think what you do is absolutely wonderful.</p> <p>I'm not sure what to suggest. It is important to note that "tempera" poster paint, commonly used in art classes for children, has nothing to do with egg tempera. (Other than being kinds of water-based paint, of course.)</p> <p>I think that poster paint is basically a kind of gouache, bound with gum arabic. (Perhaps a reader will be kind enough to correct me if I'm wrong about that.) It is typically made with the most non-toxic pigments possible, so that children won't be harmed if they ingest it. However, I would also suspect that manufacturers of poster paint use a number of different recipes that do not have the same properties. I would not recommend adding oil as, in the absence of an emulsifier, it will not mix with water.</p> <p>There are various recipes out there on the net for making poster paint using household materials. You may find some of those useful.</p> <p>Sorry I could not be of more assistance.</p> Judy,

I think what you do is absolutely wonderful.

I’m not sure what to suggest. It is important to note that “tempera” poster paint, commonly used in art classes for children, has nothing to do with egg tempera. (Other than being kinds of water-based paint, of course.)

I think that poster paint is basically a kind of gouache, bound with gum arabic. (Perhaps a reader will be kind enough to correct me if I’m wrong about that.) It is typically made with the most non-toxic pigments possible, so that children won’t be harmed if they ingest it. However, I would also suspect that manufacturers of poster paint use a number of different recipes that do not have the same properties. I would not recommend adding oil as, in the absence of an emulsifier, it will not mix with water.

There are various recipes out there on the net for making poster paint using household materials. You may find some of those useful.

Sorry I could not be of more assistance.

]]> By: judy stokes in africa http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/question-about-tempera/comment-page-1/#comment-8810 judy stokes in africa Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:52:06 +0000 http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/404/#comment-8810 <p>Hello. i am teaching art in Africa to 100 orphans. i mix tempera with water and after a day, it is settling and is very hard to dig off the bottom of the jar. try to use it as a water color instead of a thick paste. it goes farther. is there some kind of oil i can use to keep the pigment in suspension instead of settling? we have cooking oil, egg goes bad and we are prone to salmanella. any ideas?</p> Hello. i am teaching art in Africa to 100 orphans. i mix tempera with water and after a day, it is settling and is very hard to dig off the bottom of the jar. try to use it as a water color instead of a thick paste. it goes farther. is there some kind of oil i can use to keep the pigment in suspension instead of settling? we have cooking oil, egg goes bad and we are prone to salmanella. any ideas?

]]> By: David http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/question-about-tempera/comment-page-1/#comment-8807 David Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:55:51 +0000 http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/404/#comment-8807 <p>Sharon,</p> <p>You are, of course, correct. Trying to achieve impasto effects with tempera is a bad idea.</p> Sharon,

You are, of course, correct. Trying to achieve impasto effects with tempera is a bad idea.

]]> By: Sharon http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/question-about-tempera/comment-page-1/#comment-8803 Sharon Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:43:38 +0000 http://rourkevisualart.com/wordpress/2007/11/04/404/#comment-8803 <p>One note to add for anyone else interested in tempera - you can't make egg tempera any "thicker". You might get away with a bit of texture in a white, but usually any real texture or thickness will cause your paint to flake off.</p> One note to add for anyone else interested in tempera — you can’t make egg tempera any “thicker”. You might get away with a bit of texture in a white, but usually any real texture or thickness will cause your paint to flake off.

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