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Recent Examples of tempera
Writing on a computer and MIDI just doesn’t translate the same way, like oil versus tempera versus digital painting.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Oils, temperas and charcoals will mingle to create a distinctive depiction of Southern Chile.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
The scenery is similar in both kinds of paintings, but where the oils have an Olympian detachment, the tempera ones pull the eye across the vastness and into curves of land and curls of clouds.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The artist works most frequently with diluted oil paints but sometimes shifts to fast-drying egg tempera.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
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Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Oils, temperas and charcoals will mingle to create a distinctive depiction of Southern Chile.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 30 Oct. 2023
The scenery is similar in both kinds of paintings, but where the oils have an Olympian detachment, the tempera ones pull the eye across the vastness and into curves of land and curls of clouds.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
The artist works most frequently with diluted oil paints but sometimes shifts to fast-drying egg tempera.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempera
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One of them was watercolor and one of them was done with opaque gouache — The Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, all of these are gouaches.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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Her works are softly abstract; powdery colors form cloud-like shapes that might be superimposed with free-handed linear strokes in acrylic, gouache, oil stick, oil pastels, and graphite.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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Featuring a swirl of pastels, the piece was characteristic of the artist, who is known for colorful, frenetic works that appear abstract but reveal distinct and often explicit figures, when observed closely.Maggie Lange, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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But hitting the balmier Cali weather for the awards ceremony, JLo leaned into pastels and softer hues, taking them from her flowing dress to her glowy makeup.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2025
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The watercolor by painter Amy Park that Rickard sourced from art advisor Annie Wharton reinterprets select Ed Ruscha imagery of buildings on Sunset Boulevard.Jessica Ritz, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
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As the Huntington does via its framing of watercolors by Constable and Howard, the Broad enforces a distinction between art (contemporary) and science (anthropology), and inadvertently suggests an intriguing possibility.Red Cameron, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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For other diseases like parvovirus and distemper, vaccination rates were even lower.Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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These vaccinations, which include bordetella bronchiseptica, distemper, canine hepatitis and parainfluenza, help shield puppies and dogs from potential diseases.David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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Bring your own artwork and supplies (acrylic, oil, or watercolor) to work with Alex and fellow artists.Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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The set is made of soft-spun acrylic and features a skin-friendly fuzzy lining.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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His drawings show the tail positions and facial expressions wolves use to communicate with other pack members.Al Wolter, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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That’s when local artist Kyle Holbrook went back to the drawing board, making some key changes to his iconic 50-foot piece.Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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There are prism systems that bounce a projection off of a prism into your eye, and there are waveguide systems that use special etchings in a flat lens to guide the projection into your eye.Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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Avoid Abrasive Sponges and Cleaning Agents Abrasive sponges or brushes can scratch glass or crystal, leaving etching that creates a dull appearance.Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Tempera.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempera. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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