Fred Wessel - Egg Tempera

Join celebrated egg tempera artist Fred Wessel as he demystifies techniques used by the 14th and 15th century Italian masters

Course Highlights:

✔ Go at your own pace and enjoy lifetime access with no expiration date 

✔ 9 episodes with over 4.5 hours of detailed instruction 

✔ Learn Fred’s tips & tricks to help you demystify this beautiful and challenging medium

✔ Exclusive PDF downloads including Fred’s suppliers, pigments and mixes 

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This collection of videos was captured with multiple cameras in realtime during Fred’s 5 day workshop at the Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio.

 

Course Contents:

Part 1: Introduction to Tempera Painting - Painting a simple form

► Lesson 1 - The Underdrawing, The Egg Mixture and Tempering the Colors (35 min)

► Lesson 2 - Mixing Values - Brushstrokes (23 min)

► Lesson 3 - The Butterfly Wing - Initial Modeling and Building the Form (22 min)

► Lesson 4 - Glazing-Modeling and Building the Multiple Layers (21 min)

Part 2: Cennino Cennini’s Method of Painting Flesh Tones

► Episode 5 - The Green (Terra Verde) Underpainting (32 min)

► Episode 6 - Verdaccio & “Little Apples on the Cheeks” (34 min)

► Episode 7 - The Lighter Flesh Tones - Taking away the Green (40 min)

► Episode 8 - Working the Shadows Areas - Favorite Glazes-Super White (36 min)

Additional resources

• Summary of the process.pdf
• Supplies List.pdf
• Pigments List.pdf
• Modeling and Glazing Colors.pdf
• Fleshtone Mixtures.pdf
• Finished demo.jpg
• Artist's Statement.pdf

Sample Lesson: