Intro to Egg Tempera
Dominique Medici
$430
Discover the luminous beauty of egg tempera, one of the oldest and most refined painting techniques. You’ll learn the traditional methods used by Renaissance masters like Botticelli and Fra Angelico. Students will learn to grind and emulsify pigments with egg yolk, and paint their own small tempera study while exploring layering, glazing, and fine brushwork. We’ll also cover drawing transfer methods, underpainting techniques, and how to achieve the distinctive luminosity and precision unique to this medium. Egg tempera rewards patience and sensitivity—perfect for artists who love drawing, craftsmanship, and the meditative rhythm of traditional painting.
Required Supplies
There is $35 materials fee to be paid to the instructor at the first class, which covers all communal supplies used in class, including pigments, palettes, painter’s tape, tracing paper, and fresh eggs for paint making. Each student will also receive a traditional true gesso panel to work on and keep. These materials provide an authentic introduction to the historic egg tempera process.
Additional Materials to Bring:
- Brushes: brushes need to be a pointed Synthetic or preferably genuine red sable brush. (They should come to a fine point) 1 of each size (#0, #2, #4)
- Palette knife Rags or paper towels
- Sketchbook and pencil for notes and sketches
Dominique Medici
Dominique Medici is a figurative oil painter based in Seattle. She studied in London and has exhibited both nationally and internationally. Medici has received awards...