Tempera Painting with egg yolk

The term of tempera is applied to any paint in which pigment is mixed with a water based blinding medium usually egg yolk.This type egg tempera apply for smooth surface such as illuminated manuscripts or more commonly to hardwood scripts, More than to hardwood panels prepared with gesso a mixture to chalk and size.The paint is applied with fine sable brushes in thin layers,using light brushstrokes.Tempera dries quickly to form a tough skin with a satin sheen.The luminous white surface of the gesso combined with the overlaid paint produces the brilliant crispness and rich colours particular to this medium.


Hog hair brushes are most used to apply the gesso.A layer of gesso is followed by successive layers of gesso fine that are sanded between coats to provide a smooth, yet absorbent ground.Egg tempera painting are frequently gilded with gold.Leaves of finely beaten gold are applied to a reddish brown clay base and polished by burnishing.


Mainly used things for tempera panel painting

-Gesso
-Egg yolk (medium)
-Brushes 
-Mortar
-Pestle (crushing and grinding pigments)