Following up on her excellent demonstration of painting a clothed figure in egg tempera on Saturday 21st February, Jill has generously sent along some notes to help members who are keen to try out this medium for themselves. Girl with Plaited Hair, Egg Tempera on board. Copyright Jill Iliffe Egg Tempera Painting Notes for Alton Art Society by Jill Iliffe Use a surface which is rigid - wood or mdf (poplar wood is traditional) The coating on the surface needs to be slightly p

Hello fellow Artists, You know that feeling – desperate to paint/draw something, brush/pencil/pastel in hand, paper/canvas at the ready, and you think, what the heck do I want to depict? Where can I find a decent reference? I can’t just use any old photo from a book/magazine or the Internet. I am not sure I fully understand copyright laws, which seem to be a minefield. Neither would I want to use someone else’s creation of their photographic art without permission. It is a