Favorite supports for egg tempera - Page 5

Evelien1 · #61 09-13-2010, 04:17 AM

Hi there, I use either acrylic gesso (with caseine added), or a hide-glue/oil primer (homemade half-oil ground). But the latter is very absorbent, when I want it to stop absorbing, I seal it with dammar varnish. After that, I go over to oils.
I use egg-tempera on canvas, an underpainting for oils (they make sure the tempera remains flexible)

kiko2700 · #62 03-11-2012, 01:52 PM

Egg tempera looks and performs best on a flat panel, not on canvas or linen.

M.L. Schaefer · #63 03-13-2012, 10:22 PM

Thank you StudioGarcia! My first time visiting this forum (wanted to learn more about E.T.!) But, alas, my heart shrank and my heart had tears at hearing that one must use bunny glue to make gesso priming boards.....But, a wonderful solution from you! I hope to add E.T. to my repertoire!

M.L.

karenlee · #64 03-14-2012, 11:08 AM

I have been reading posts on the egg tempera forum from people who use egg tempera directly on watercolor papaer, no tempering. They say it's ok if you don't paint many layers.

scribblet · #65 06-17-2012, 09:44 AM

Hi: I was interested in trying ET and was also wondering if anyone here has tried ET painting directly onto heavy W/C paper with no sizing .

Pandemonium · #66 06-19-2012, 05:33 PM

If it's any consolation, most products labeled "rabbit skin glue" are really bovine in origin, so if you eat beef, you have no further cause for woe. If you are a strict vegetarian who never uses leather, then all bets are off.

aannggeell · #67 01-09-2013, 02:14 PM

I used egg tempera paint on an, I believe, oil primed masonite. When I first started to paint it was leaving little dots. As though i was painting on something wet and it was not adhering. Then what I did was paint and wiped some of the the paint off in a circular motion. It was very effective for its purpose (the board served as a back drop) But now I'd like to be able to use the board for a more meaningful painting but not sure how to prepare it and what medium to go with, oil or acrylic?

karenlee · #68 01-10-2013, 08:36 PM

Good luck on gesso making! My favorite ground is gessoed board but I am way way too lazy to do that; I get my prepared boards from True Gesso in Santa Fe. They also sell everything you need to DIY. What a wonderful outfit!

http://truegesso.com/cart.html

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