Got a bit sidetracked this week with some family business but was able to make the tempera paint this morning. Not sold on this style of paint and may try some other methods in the future. Been my experience its better to thin it down with water and use several coats. That helps it stick to the wood better. But this method is simple to make but test it out 1st before you try on a bow you spent the last month making. And if you have worked with this material before and have some pointers I'm all ears.
So, got an egg, the ground rock and some apple charcoal.
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Now the rock and charcoal are not water soluble so the finer you grind it the better and more smooth the final paint will be. I seperate the yolk out, and add a bit of water to it then mix in some of the powder.
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Mike Allridge, on Flickr
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Ready to put on the bow at this point. And I try and keep it from an area that will wear much. 1st bow I tried this on I used near the upper string nock and I didnt like how fast it was getting banged up just string the bow but it was also a thinker mix I was making back then. Picture below is 3 thin coats.
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So this is how it finished up.
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And thats all there is to it. Hope this all gives some folks some ideas on what they can do with what they got. I think this project turned out pretty good overall.
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Mike Allridge, on Flickr
Going to give it a few days before I put the finish on. And then should be ready to go. This was all the easy work. I shot this bow a good many times before I started adding any of this color to it. Hope to get the important Pictures up in a week or so. Thanks for following along.
Mike