A medium used to bind pigments in painting, as well as the associated artistic techniques
A method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with an emulsion of water and egg yolks or whole eggs (sometimes glue or milk) Tempera was widely used in Italian art in the 14th and 15th centuries, both for panel painting and fresco, then being replaced by oil paint Tempera colors are bright and translucent, though because the paint dried very quickly there is little time to blend them, graduated tones being created by adding lighter or darker dots or lines of color to an area of dried paint
> An egg yolk that is used to bind the paint pigments together It dries quickly and is more luminous and pale than oil paint, but cannot achieve effects such as impasto It was used for panel painting until the 15th century and was revived in the 20th century
Pigments mixed with a watersoluble base that dries with clear color and a flat, dull finish
From the Latin word temperare, meaning to mix or regulate Tempera is a type of painting medium used to bind pigments The term may describe any combination of pigment and medium
Pigments of paint contained in a medium of egg yolk, mixed with, (or tempered by) water It I fast to dry and gives a hard, translucent finish
A paint involving an emulsion of oil and water It was in use before the invention of oil paints Tempera is a medium that is used for suspending the pigment Traditionally, tempera is made by using eggs or egg yolk But this is not a rigid rule Other substances such as milk, glue, or sap of the fig tree are also used at times The use of tempera was more popular among the 14th and 15th century Italian painters