Egg Tempera -- What Egg Tempera Is and How to Paint with It

An easy-to-understand introduction to what egg tempera is and how to use it. (Don't be put off by the fact that it's on a fantasy art website.)

You've bought some fresh eggs and pigment, now read this illustrated step-by-step demonstration of how to make egg tempera paint.

Find out what makes the perfect egg for creating egg tempera paint.

A step-by-step demonstration of a painting made using egg tempera.

Artist Fred Wessel explains the 14th century technique he uses, step-by-step in this egg tempera portrait demonstration.

A list of pigments used for egg tempera painting, from the Society of Tempera Painters, with an indication of the toxicity rating of each.

Artist Katherine Tyrrell shares her experiences with learning to use egg tempera.