tempra paint

[crisgal]

i use an educational resource site from the USA regularly. On the craft activities it always suggest using the above. What it is it?

[Clanad]

Tempra Paint. Tempra paint is opaque, meaning that when yellow is painted over another color it will remain yellow if the color beneath was dry. In a warm and humid climate, powdered tempra is preferred because it can be stored indefinitely. To prepare the paint needed, mix it with small amounts of water in a container (with a lid) until it becomes a creamy consistency. Children should have the primary colors (red, yellow and blue) available to them along with black and white. They should be shown how to mix colors (to make the secondary colors) and how to make tints and shades of a color by adding white or black. The best brushes for tempra painting are those with flat, stiff bristles. When the painting activity is finished, paint jars should be covered with their own lids after the rims have been sponge-cleaned. (From http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/teach/encounters/painting_encounters.html )

 

[ursula62]

Tempura paint in its pure form is ground pigments mixed with egg yolk.  Because you can only mix up a small amount at a time, it is a specialist style of painting that requires a lot of dexterity.

[crisgal]

thanks both!