Gel in Egg Tempera.

[Dimitris C. Milionis]

Has anybody tried a gel [ medium or thick] in their egg tempera colour pan? :shock:

would it work or break up after a year or two? :-?

don't worry guys you can hit me hard, I'm holding an umbrella on this question, so go ahead! :oops:

No egg throwing please! 8-)

[turlogh]

Has anybody tried a gel [ medium or thick] in their egg tempera colour pan?
What kind of gel?

[Dimitris C. Milionis]

Hello David,

either

GOLDEN Gels

Talens Gels

Winsor & Newton Gels

which are for acrylic use and are available in Greece. :grin:

[Alessandra Kelley]

I was under the impression that acrylics and egg tempera were completely incompatible. Egg tempera is a water-oil emulsion, basically, and once the water evaporates, the oil slowly dries. I can't see that that would react favorably with acrylics.

But I would be very curious to hear if anybody has tried it, and if it worked.

[Dimitris C. Milionis]

just received a 250ml bolle of Zecchi Addensante Acrilico [ a white liquid gel thickener]

mixed it with yolk 1:1 and it gave me a really smooth but clumsy new medium, waiting it to dry out