Egg Tempura

Rockstar · 05-28-20, 08:55 AM

So there I was watching another so called educational program 'Big Bad Battles'. A company of reenactors were preparing for the Battle of Badon. One of the smiths who decorates the shields with period symbology made his paint with ground pigments but instead of oil he used egg yolk as the vehicle. Apparently that's the way they did it back in the day.

Pretty kewl learned something new.

Platapus · 05-28-20, 09:19 AM

That would only work if one wanted to eat their shield.

The term you meant is egg tempera which a type of paint.

Tempura is a type of Japanese batter.

Rockstar · 05-28-20, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

That would only work if one wanted to eat their shield.

The term you meant is egg tempera which a type of paint.

Tempura is a type of Japanese batter.

Ya I meant to do that

I blame Microsoft spell check

Jimbuna · 05-28-20, 10:02 AM

Eichhörnchen · 06-02-20, 06:10 PM

Egg yolk was widely used as a pigment binding medium for 'dry' fresco painting in ancient times; fresco was the application of paint onto plaster (like in the Sistine Chapel) and was often also done on wet and nearly dry plaster, so that it would soak right in and become more permanent. When painting on wet or nearly dry plaster the egg yolk binder was not needed

05-28-20, 08:55 AM	#1
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Egg Tempura So there I was watching another so called educational program 'Big Bad Battles'. A company of reenactors were preparing for the Battle of Badon. One of the smiths who decorates the shields with period symbology made his paint with ground pigments but instead of oil he used egg yolk as the vehicle. Apparently that's the way they did it back in the day. Pretty kewl learned something new.

05-28-20, 09:19 AM	#2
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,377 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	That would only work if one wanted to eat their shield. The term you meant is egg tempera which a type of paint. Tempura is a type of Japanese batter. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

05-28-20, 10:02 AM	#4
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06-02-20, 06:10 PM	#5
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,403 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Egg yolk was widely used as a pigment binding medium for 'dry' fresco painting in ancient times; fresco was the application of paint onto plaster (like in the Sistine Chapel) and was often also done on wet and nearly dry plaster, so that it would soak right in and become more permanent. When painting on wet or nearly dry plaster the egg yolk binder was not needed __________________