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BOOKS Mayer, Ralph; The Artist’s Handbook of Materials and Techniques This is the text book that artists have used since it ’s first edition originally published in 1940. It covers nearly every question and technique you might have about paint, solvents, binders, glues, grounds and supports, as well as a section on conservation and framing. Sultan, Altoon; The Luminous Brush, 1999, Watson-Guptil, New York Thompson, Daniel V. The Practice of Tempera Painting 1962, Dover, Paperback Schadler, Koo Egg Tempera Painting; A comprehensive guide to painting in Egg Tempera; self published, available online at www.kooschadler.com INTERNET A wealth of information is available on the web about Egg Tempera, pigments, and techniques. A Google search will bring you more than you wanted! Here are three websites that are useful The Society of Egg Tempera Painters www.eggtempera.com is a wonderful resource for information of all kinds. Pigments Through The Ages www.webexhibits.org/pigments is a website that explains the origins and chemical components of most pigments you would want to know about. Very interesting! Iconofile is an interesting website that specializes in Icons and their production, but you will find supplies, information and interesting things pertaining to Egg Tempera. Carries Rublev pigments which are very nice pigments. SUPPLIES GESSO PANELS I buy my panels from True Gesso Corp., www.truegesso.com. Santa Fe, NM Phone: 315 - 256 - 8639 There are not many companies making panels these days. I tried to make my own panels and it is tedious and difficult work. It is much easier to buy panels! This company has been excellent to work with and they have exactly what I want. You can also use Ampersand Claybord panels which are somewhat different to use than the traditional gesso panels listed above, but they are widely available from most art suppliers and will cost significantly less money. My silverpoint tool does not work on Claybord! PIGMENTS I have tried pigments from the following suppliers: Sinopia Sinopia has high quality pigments in small quantities. www.sinopia.com Kremer Pigments Kremer has a retail store in the Chelsea district of New York City. There is a printed catalog and an extensive website from the German parent organization. A wealth of information is here. Don’t be put off ordering in Euros...I have had good experiences with this company and you can easily find a Euro to Dollar conver- sion online. http://kremer-pigmente.de/en Guerra Paint and Pigments Sells dispersions in small plastic bottles. Also has dry pigments and metallics. Has a printed catalog and website. www.guerrapaint.com Kama Pigments French Canadian company with French and English website. I particularly like their boxed set of 15ml dispersions, but they sell all sorts of interesting items for painting. www.kamapigments.com The Earth Pigments Company This company sells pigments that come from the “Société des Ocres de France”, the last remaining ocher quarry in Provence. They carry mineral pigments, natu- ral ochers, and a variety of oxide pigments. All are very exciting! www.earthpigments.com Natural Pigments This website has an incredible number of articles and features about paint making, pigments, old masters ’ techniques, and so on. It is really worth investigating even if you don’t want to buy anything here, but their products are all top quality. Try their Rublev line of dispersions. www.naturalpigments.com/ Koo Schadler http://kooschadler.com/egg-tempera-store.htm Koo has a kit for people who are starting out and this looks to me like a winner. For $125 you get everything you need to start painting! OTHER STUFF You really only need a few other items to complete your Egg Tempera outfit. Many things can be improvised. EGG TEMPERA RESOURCES AND SUPPLIERS Fortunately for us, Egg Tempera and natural pigments have undergone a revival and there are quite a few suppliers and resources. The internet is an invaluable tool for finding information and suppliers. A few of my favorites, and I think the most useful, resources are listed below.
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BOOKS Mayer, Ralph; The Artist’s Handbook of Materials and Techniques
This is the text book that artists have used since it’s first edition originally published in 1940. It covers nearly every question and technique you might have about paint, solvents, binders, glues, grounds and supports, as well as a section on conservation and framing.
Sultan, Altoon; The Luminous Brush, 1999, Watson-Guptil, New York Thompson, Daniel V. The Practice of Tempera Painting 1962, Dover, Paperback Schadler, Koo Egg Tempera Painting; A comprehensive guide to painting in Egg Tempera; self published, available online at www.kooschadler.com
INTERNET A wealth of information is available on the web about Egg Tempera, pigments, and techniques. A Google search will bring you more than you wanted! Here are three websites that are useful The Society of Egg Tempera Painters www.eggtempera.com is a wonderful resource for information of all kinds. Pigments Through The Ages www.webexhibits.org/pigments is a website that explains the origins and chemical components of most pigments you would want to know about. Very interesting! Iconofile is an interesting website that specializes in Icons and their production, but you will find supplies, information and interesting things pertaining to Egg Tempera. Carries Rublev pigments which are very nice pigments.
SUPPLIES GESSO PANELS I buy my panels from True Gesso Corp., www.truegesso.com. Santa Fe, NM Phone: 315 - 256 - 8639 There are not many companies making panels these days. I tried to make my own panels and it is tedious and difficult work. It is much easier to buy panels! This company has been excellent to work with and they have exactly what I want. You can also use Ampersand Claybord panels which are somewhat different to use than the traditional gesso panels listed above, but they are widely available from most art suppliers and will cost significantly less money. My silverpoint tool does not work on Claybord! PIGMENTS I have tried pigments from the following suppliers: Sinopia Sinopia has high quality pigments in small quantities. www.sinopia.com Kremer Pigments Kremer has a retail store in the Chelsea district of New York City. There is a printed catalog and an extensive website from the German parent organization. A wealth of information is here. Don’t be put off ordering in Euros...I have had good experiences with this company and you can easily find a Euro to Dollar conver-sion online. http://kremer-pigmente.de/en Guerra Paint and Pigments Sells dispersions in small plastic bottles. Also has dry pigments and metallics. Has a printed catalog and website. www.guerrapaint.com Kama Pigments French Canadian company with French and English website. I particularly like their boxed set of 15ml dispersions, but they sell all sorts of interesting items for painting. www.kamapigments.com The Earth Pigments Company This company sells pigments that come from the “Société des Ocres de France”, the last remaining ocher quarry in Provence. They carry mineral pigments, natu-ral ochers, and a variety of oxide pigments. All are very exciting! www.earthpigments.com Natural Pigments This website has an incredible number of articles and features about paint making, pigments, old masters ’ techniques, and so on. It is really worth investigating even if you don’t want to buy anything here, but their products are all top quality. Try their Rublev line of dispersions. www.naturalpigments.com/ Koo Schadler http://kooschadler.com/egg-tempera-store.htm Koo has a kit for people who are starting out and this looks to me like a winner. For $125 you get everything you need to start painting! OTHER STUFF You really only need a few other items to complete your Egg Tempera outfit. Many things can be improvised.
EGG TEMPERA RESOURCES AND SUPPLIERS
Fortunately for us, Egg Tempera and natural pigments have undergone a revival and there are quite a few suppliers
and resources. The internet is an invaluable tool for finding information and suppliers. A few of my favorites, and I
think the most useful, resources are listed below.
Natural Pigments This website has an incredible number of articles and features about paint making, pigments, old masters’ techniques, and so on. It is really worth investigating even if you don’t want to buy anything here, but their products are all top quality. Try their Rublev line of dispersions. www.naturalpigments.com/ Koo Schadler http://kooschadler.com/egg-tempera-store.htm Koo has a kit for people who are starting out and this looks to me like a winner. For $125 you get everything you need to start painting! OTHER STUFF You really only need a few other items to complete your Egg Tempera outfit. Many things can be improvised.
