on distemper
From the discussion on Distemper:
Prof. Redmond:
"Distemper, called "the poor man's fresco," gives a wonderful quality to the color, quite different and much more substantive than tempera.
Tibetan Thankas are painted with distemper on linen. For those of you who don't know Distemper, it is powdered pigment mixed with hot glue (a glue plus water solution). Those Vuillards are what originally tempted me.
The set up is the important thing: you have to find some way to keep the glue warm (not too hot) while you are working and you don't want a fire from your heating apparatus. I rigged something up years ago and I can't remember how I did it.
But take a look at the Tibetan pieces and you will be astounded by the hand and how different the effect is from the Post-Impressionists' use."
Some Tibetan Thankas:
Vuillard
Vuillard
Vuillard
Bonnard
Matisse
Prof. Redmond:
"Distemper, called "the poor man's fresco," gives a wonderful quality to the color, quite different and much more substantive than tempera.
Tibetan Thankas are painted with distemper on linen. For those of you who don't know Distemper, it is powdered pigment mixed with hot glue (a glue plus water solution). Those Vuillards are what originally tempted me.
The set up is the important thing: you have to find some way to keep the glue warm (not too hot) while you are working and you don't want a fire from your heating apparatus. I rigged something up years ago and I can't remember how I did it.
But take a look at the Tibetan pieces and you will be astounded by the hand and how different the effect is from the Post-Impressionists' use."
Some Tibetan Thankas:
Vuillard
Vuillard
Vuillard
Bonnard
Matisse
posted by Professor Redmond at 9:09 AM
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