tempera

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Recent Examples of tempera The final lot, a tempera painting by Jacob Lawrence from 1958, failed to sell, providing a rather awkward round of applause to close the evening. Robb Report, 18 May 2025 A number of the pieces on display – including works in tempera, gouache, acrylic, oil, pencil, pen, and fiber – have rarely been seen outside private collections. Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025 Use a paintbrush or your finger to cover the egg with tempera paint. Annabelle Canela, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025 The most monumental pieces, simply called the Ten Largest, were dramatic tempera pigment works on paper more than ten feet tall and had been completed in a frenzied nine-week period in 1907. Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tempera
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Noun
  • With an airbrush borrowed from his job at an ad agency, Man Ray would blast droplets of gouache onto board or heavy paper and use stencils to organize the spray.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Four Classic Designs Artist Denise Fiedler created the works with gouache and acrylic paint layered on vintage gardening book pages, then assembled on archival cotton board.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pick a shade with less of the pastel Ely mentioned, instead opting for one that is deeper in tone and/or has a touch more warmth.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Previously, fans could score bags in navy, yellow, red and green or pastel shades of pink, blue, green and purple.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In her TikTok video, Campbell threw in a crossword book, camera, watercolor set, paper planner, and knitting supplies.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But the pink watercolor version is on sale for Prime Day and would pair well with nude heels.
    Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The bear tested negative for rabies and distemper.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Dogs must be spayed (if 6 months or older) or neutered (if 12 months or older), up to date on shots including rabies, distemper, and Bordetella, and must be good around other dogs.
    Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This lightweight acrylic-blend sweater is a perfect layering piece under a leather jacket or winter coat.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Transfer one word per pumpkin, and use black acrylic or crafts paint to fill in the outline.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the paintings are not just larger versions of the drawings.
    Grace Edquist, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Green screens, reenactments and, in the case of the two boys, drawings, offered ways to create material while away from home.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The best-known is folk icon La Calavera Catrina, a zinc etching of a smiling skeleton wearing an oversize hat topped with features and flowers, created by José Guadalupe Posada in the early 1900s.
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
  • According to Stein, the acid can eat away at the stone’s finish and cause dull spots or etching.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Tempera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempera. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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