tempera paints!

Tempera or egg tempera is a type of paint for artists and is also an art technique. This pigment is carried in egg, casein, gum, or glycerine solution in water. Tempera paints are usually made in pots or tubes and only need water or sometimes casein and egg medium. It is kind of dull and is not glossy or clear, so the color lasts longer. It is also buffed so it could have a rich look to it. When making this type of paint you have to make sure that you don’t use too much egg yolk or else it will start to look clumpy, and too much water can make it runny. This paint is usually a little thick.
Tempera is the oldest method of painting in the world. This paint is still seen today such as in the wall paintings of ancient Egypt. The use of tempera paint was being used throughout Europe and Italy, in the 13th and 14th century. Tempera paints where perfect for those times and even now because it is so strong that the color does not die or discolor. In Italy painters of the renaissance grounded their colors by hand and mixed the powdered colors with the medium, unlike now where tempera paints are prepared in tubes or pots and water or some other medium is added and that’s it.