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| Posted: Sun Jan 13th, 2008 06:52 pm |
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I don't have too many of these types of decks, but I broke down and bought the Mystical Lenormand by Urban Trösch (Urania distributed by US Games) because he used egg tempera for the art.
I LOVE egg tempera but don't have the patience to work with it.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 12:49 pm |
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quid wrote: I LOVE egg tempera...
Me too - have you heard of the Mische technique? Layers of egg tempera and oil glazes give incredible luminosity.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 02:52 pm |
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goldenweb wrote: have you heard of the Mische technique? Layers of egg tempera and oil glazes give incredible luminosity.
No, I can't even find a book to buy on egg tempera--they've all gone OOP.
We are back to Lorena Moore again--she has examples of her work in this medium, mixed by hand with her own ground pigment and egg.
There's something very Renaissance-y to it. I LOVE casein which is a bit hard to work with being milk-based, and I'm assuming egg tempera is similar but with a shiny quality? I don't know, I've never seen one up close, just on the web when trying to do research and it looks pretty complicated to make.
But then, I might like to try it, you know? Just to muck about and see what it's like. I really love the artwork I've seen but it's not a popular medium, so no books that I can find.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 05:05 pm |
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Oh, I just checked, the Dover book on tempera painting is still in-print. Good old Dover--I found the same thing with lino cutting, their book was the only one I could track down and although dated as far as materials, it got me going at least.
There is one of those small Walter Foster publications on egg tempera, so I think I'll try an interlibrary loan for this and the Dover one.
I remember that I got an interlibrary loan for "The Luminous Brush" by Altoon Sultan which is about egg tempera--I'd forgotten that, but it seemed awfully complicated.
There is a beautiful book called "Milk and Eggs" published by the University of Washington Press which seems to have gorgeous repros of egg tempera. It's very expensive.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 05:18 pm |
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Tiny brushstrokes are involved, but egg tempera dries fairly quickly, whichever method one uses. The surface remains delicate though.
You can read all about the Mische technique if you click on the link below.
http://www.brigidmarlin.com/Pages/Mische.htmlLast edited on Mon Jan 14th, 2008 05:20 pm by goldenweb
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| Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 05:32 pm |
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goldenweb wrote: You can read all about the Mische technique if you click on the link below.
http://www.brigidmarlin.com/Pages/Mische.html
Oh my, that is gorgoeus work. Now wouldn't a deck by her be wonderful? I liked her Visonary Paintings. The days of the week were wonderful.
Well out of my league in technical ability, but so interesting to see the technique. I love highly detailed artwork which is why I like pen and ink.
Thanks Pen for the link!
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| Posted: Tue Jan 15th, 2008 12:09 am |
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goldenweb wrote: Tiny brushstrokes are involved, but egg tempera dries fairly quickly, whichever method one uses. The surface remains delicate though.
You can read all about the Mische technique if you click on the link below.
http://www.brigidmarlin.com/Pages/Mische.html
Egad! I'd never finish a painting if I ever had to go through that process. But, oh, how beautiful. I use the lazy person's approach and merely use clear gloss paint over the finished product. This also has the benefit of 'holding' things that I have glued to the work e.g. feathers etc. Of course, it makes photographing the work a complete pain ... the gloss finish flares. I am also a truly untalented photographer who is half-blind and has shaky hands. My photos are a total bust.
I have enough trouble just painting without making the product which I am going to use to paint with. Wish I had the patience though. I'd love to see the work build.
Just call me lazy mythos:)
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