I’m Desislava. I paint in egg tempera on wooden panels, and I sell guides, colour charts and prints, plus two video courses on painting and on gold leaf.
I paint in egg tempera, with egg yolk, ground pigments and thin layers of colour, on wooden panels I coat with gesso myself. I work in a whitewashed stone studio in a hill village, with a shelf of pigment jars and a window that gives me the same light all morning. I learned the old way, slowly, and I still mix every colour by hand.
I post a video every week that follows one step, from sanding a panel to laying the first gold. What I sell is the part you can use: a gesso recipe, a pigment chart, a gold leaf guide, checklists for preparing panels, brush and tool lists, printable prints of my paintings, a bundle of the guides and two video courses. I do not take commissions. I teach you to paint your own panels.
From a bare board to a finished small panel: gesso, egg, pigment and thin layers of colour. 8 lessons, at your own pace, with the videos yours to keep.
Online course
Video course · 8 lessons
From a bare board to a finished small panel: gesso, egg, pigment and thin layers of colour.
“Egg Tempera for Beginners was clear and easy to follow. I used what I learned the same week.”
Everything here is something I use myself: Gesso Recipe Sheet, Pigment Chart and more. Each one downloads as soon as you pay, and it is yours to keep.
A printed sheet with a bowl of white gesso, a brush and the quantities, coats and drying times for a smooth panel.
$6
Twenty earth and mineral pigments, each painted pure and mixed with white, in a printable chart of swatches.
$8
Step-by-step photos of preparing the size, laying gold leaf and brushing it clean on a small panel.
$9
Three one-page checklists with boxes to tick for choosing a board, applying gesso and sanding it.
$5
A few of my own designs, printed to order and shipped by Printful, so nothing waits on a shelf.
An 11 oz glossy mug, dishwasher safe.
I paint in egg tempera, with egg yolk, ground pigments and thin layers of colour, on wooden panels I coat with gesso myself. I work in a whitewashed stone studio in a hill village, with a shelf of pigment jars and a window that gives me the same light all morning. I learned the old way, slowly, and I still mix every colour by hand.
I post a video every week that follows one step, from sanding a panel to laying the first gold. What I sell is the part you can use: a gesso recipe, a pigment chart, a gold leaf guide, checklists for preparing panels, brush and tool lists, printable prints of my paintings, a bundle of the guides and two video courses. I do not take commissions. I teach you to paint your own panels.
A short letter every Saturday: one step from the studio, one tip and one thing to try on your own panel.
