Names,styles,terminology

[jeff]

I've got interested lately in the different names for the different approaches to egg tempera. For example tempera grassa is egg/oil tempera, while petite lac is a methodolgy for applying the paint without disturbing lower layers. I thought If I new more of the terminology and naming I might be ableto track down more detailed information on them. Does anyone know of others? I have used wax/egg tempera a lot and yet I don't know what is has been called in the past except that a related approach of wax/glue tempera is called cerra cola and was used in Greek Monastries.

Thoughts?

jeffB

[jeff]

imprimaturea = the glaze colours used in the underdrawing for egg tempera

[Alessandra Kelley]

Hm. In art school we tried an egg-oil emulsion, but that's what we called it: "egg-oil emulsion". Not exactly poetic.

It was as I recall egg yolk well blended with (about an equal volume of?) linseed oil. Although I like the smell of linseed oil and I don't mind the smell of fresh egg, I found this medium pretty nasty. It handled about like you'd expect, midway between egg tempera and oil.

[jeff]

I agree it is a disagreeable medium and I think one might as well use oil paint instead of mucking about with a mixture like that. That one I know, from another contributer on this site, is called "tempera grassa". Perhaps I am wasting effort on this, but I've found that given different terminology one can track down all sorts of new information.

jeff

[sabine]

hi

sorry I can't help you with terminology, but maybe I can give some further information on tempera grassa :)

the half egg(+water)/half oil recipe didnt work well for me neither - but there are many other recipes that work better (for me!!)

the one I use now is: one yolk, one teaspoon water, 1 ts oil (oeillette), 1 ts turpentine, 1/2 ts glyceryn

this one does work quite well for me, I find it easier to use than "pure" egg tempera...

Sabine