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Supports for Egg Tempera |
Standard Size |
Latin standard
size of supports in centimeters Proportions through the golden rule - 1 cm = 0,3937 inches |
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Number | F.igure (Portrait) | P.aysage (Landscape) | M.arine (Seascape) |
1 | 22 x 16 | 22 x 14 | 22 x 12 |
2 | 24 x 19 | 24 x 16 | 24 x 14 |
3 | 27 x 22 | 27 x 19 | 27 x 16 |
4 | 33 x 24 | 33 x 22 | 33 x 19 |
5 | 35 x 27 | 35 x 24 | 35 x 22 |
6 | 41 x 33 | 41 x 27 | 41 x 24 |
8 | 46 x 38 | 46 x 33 | 46 x 27 |
10 | 55 x 46 | 55 x 38 | 55 x 33 |
12 | 61 x 50 | 61 x 46 | 61 x 38 |
15 | 65 x 54 | 65 x 50 | 65 x 46 |
20 | 73 x 60 | 73 x 54 | 73 x 50 |
25 | 81 x 65 | 81 x 60 | 81 x 54 |
30 | 92 x 73 | 92 x 65 | 92 x 60 |
40 | 100 x 81 | 100 x 73 | 100 x 65 |
50 | 116 x 89 | 116 x 81 | 116 x 73 |
60 | 130 x 97 | 130 x 89 | 130 x 81 |
80 | 146 x 114 | 146 x 97 | 146 x 89 |
100 | 162 x 130 | 162 x 114 | 162 x 97 |
120 | 195 x 130 | 195 x 114 | 195 x 97 |
AngloSaxons standard size of supports in inches
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5 X 7 | 12 x 16 | 20 x 24 | 24 x 36 |
8 x 10 | 14 x 18 | 22 x 28 | 24 x 48 |
9 x 12 | 16 x 20 | 24 x 20 | 30 x 40 |
11 x 14 | 18 x 24 | 24 x 30 | 36 x 28 |
Scale enlargment |
Scale enlargment of a project for a final working size pannel
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Traditional supports
Egg Tempera can be saffely applied on any kind of absorbant surface.
Mural painting: stone, mortar, dry plaster
Easel painting: paper, cardboard, illustration board, wood, canvas (Egg Oil Tempera only)
Innovative supports
hardboard/Massonite of 1/8" = 3 mm
Forex from Airex Ltd. Egg Tempera on Forex by Hugues Delbergue
Saponified wax on Forex by Hugues Delbergue
Priplak (Colored polypropilen material often use for the jackets or folders)
Steps for the preparation of a panel Hardboard/Massonite
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Steps | Ingredients | Volumes & proportions | |
1 | Rabbit skin glue in powder | 70 g | 1 cup |
Cold water | 1 liter | 10 cups | |
2 | Stire and Let soak into cold water during12 hours | ||
3 | warm up in a microwave oven or in a saucepan while stiring |
Ground or Gesso | |||
Steps | Ingredients | Volumes & proportions | |
1 | Rabbit skin glue in powder | 70 g | 1 cup |
Cold water | 1 liter | 10 cups | |
2 | Stire and Let soak into cold water during12 hours | ||
3 | warm up in a microwave oven or in a saucepan while stiring | ||
4 | White of Meudon/Plaster of Paris (Marble powder) | 210 g | 2 cups |
Titanium White (+ pigment to give a color) | 70 g | 1/2 cup | |
5 | Stire with a spatula to reduce lumps and filter |
Water Varnish
from Egg White
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Ingredients |
Volume
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1 Egg white betted into snow | 40 ml |
Collect the over night juice of the preparation |
Preparation of a plaster Wall for dry Fresco
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