tempera
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8.6
- noun
- /tɛmˈpɛrə/
- Specialized
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tempera
- Many artists prefer tempera paint because it dries quickly and produces vibrant colors.
- tempera on gesso
Examples
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I currently teach talented and enthusiastic artists in oil, acrylic, and egg tempera painting.
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For millennia, artists used tempera paint, consisting of ground pigment in egg yolk, which created vivid but opaque colours.
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When an artist friend told her about egg tempera, it was love at first sight.
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A course for those who want to learn to paint in oils and tempera.
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Our final attempt was done as an experiment with small dowels and tempera paint.
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In her painting class, she learned how to mix pigments with egg yolk to create tempera.
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The museum displayed a collection of tempera artworks from the Renaissance period, showcasing the technique's beauty.
How Fast-Drying
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3.5
- Specialized
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8.6
- Specialized
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9.4
- Specialized
4
3.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tempera comes from the Latin verb temperare, which means 'to mix' or 'to make moderate', and it shares the same root as temper. Artists mix pigments with water and a binder like egg yolk, so tempera reminds us that this paint is made by 'mixing' its ingredients.