Homework 10/23--

1. MASTER COPY/ MASTER STUDY due Monday! I know that working with egg tempera has been an adventure for everyone! You must remember that working with this medium it is best to start with light or bright surfaces and build up from there, as it is not entirely opaque and your layers can influence each other (like in glazing). Think about what you are using to put paint down and how it is working on your surface. There are plenty of tricks and methods for this. Play around and be smart with it.

http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/tempera.html

I have had several questions from you all about how to finish or glaze your work. This is from a wonderful painter and instructor, Julia Lambright:

"It is interesting to read about the finishing process of egg tempera's painting... In icon painting you must varnish to enrich colors and to preserve for generations... I am sure your students know about gloss and satin finishes. If some of your students really, really hate glossy finishes than they can make a satin finish, or simply use cold wax medium and buff it after a while to get pleasant sheen."

This is a link discussing such things. Again, finish this as you see fit, but be smart with your materials. Check it out.

http://www.eggtempera.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4

2. Your critiques for projects 2 & 3 are due NEXT WEDNESDAY! Do not put them all off until the last minute! There are 30 total due (45 including the first project). A few a day helps to not get overwhelmed the last day!

3. We are making gouache on Monday! Bring in all of your supplies for doing this:
YOU WILL NEED TO PREPARE YOUR BINDER AT HOME! 

~pigments
~gum arabic BINDER (see recipe below--MAKE AT HOME and bring in!)
~filler (for opacity): either calcium carbonate or whiting chalk (read link)
http://www.paintmaking.com/inert_pigments.htm
~palette/ knife
~gloves
~muller (optional)
~brushes for testing paint

Binder links (PICK ONE!):

http://parideazafarmart.wordpress.com/workshop-on-making-paint-from-soil/
http://www.earthpigments.com/artists-watercolor-and-gouache/
http://www.paintmaking.com/grinding_watercolor_gouache.htm
(wetting agent in most formulas honey & water suspension (1:1) and the preservative clove oil)

REFRIGERATE YOUR BINDER ONCE IT IS MADE TO AVOID SPOILING! 
This can be stored in a jar like most mediums or binders. 

This is our final medium we are making as a class. Once your binder is made it is the easiest paint to mix. This can be stored in your tubes easily. 

http://www.winsornewton.com/resource-centre/hints-tips-and-techniques/gouache/mediums/