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How to make traditional size and gesso (for egg tempera painting)
By Painting and Drawing with Bethany Milam
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 26 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
A long practical demonstration of making traditional rabbit-skin glue size and chalk gesso and applying it in layers to a panel ready for egg tempera.
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