What is egg tempera made from?

Raw egg yolk mixed with oil.

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Why: Egg tempera uses an emulsion of raw egg yolk mixed with oil as its medium.

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Egg tempera is an egg-cellent old medium.
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Answer: Raw egg yolk mixed with oil. Egg tempera uses an emulsion of raw egg yolk mixed with oil as its medium.

  1. Paint en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint
    Egg tempera (where the medium is an emulsion of raw egg yolk mixed with oil)
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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