Tempera Paint
59 products
Tempera is the workhorse of South African classrooms — bright, water-based, and designed to wash out. We stock 59 tempera products across three forms and sizes from 200g to 4kg.
Powder, liquid or blocks
Powder tempera is supplied dry and mixed with water. It is the cheapest form by a wide margin, and it stores dry — a 4kg bucket bought in January is still usable in October. The trade-off is preparation: someone mixes it, and it is messier to make up than to use. Available in 200g, 500g, 2kg and 4kg.
Liquid tempera arrives ready to use. No mixing, no sink required, no waiting. It costs more per litre. Available in 250ml, 500ml and 1 litre.
Tempera blocks are solid cakes used with a wet brush. Nothing to mix, nothing to spill, and a child takes only what the brush lifts. Best where paint is used often and in small quantities.
For schools
The cost difference is real. A 2kg bucket of powder is R99 against R90 for a litre of liquid — and the powder makes considerably more once mixed. For a school painting weekly across four terms, that difference compounds.
Water access decides it as much as budget. Powder needs mixing, which needs a sink, a container and someone's time before the lesson. Where the classroom has no water, liquid or blocks are the practical answer whatever the price comparison says.
Large Temp Block 6 Well Empty Tray
R24,00 ex VATR27,60 incl. VAT
Large Temp Block Black 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Blue 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Brill Green 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Burnt Umber 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Green 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Orange 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Pink 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Purple 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Red 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Turquoise 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block White 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATLarge Temp Block Yellow 57/19
R18,00 ex VATR20,70 incl. VATMedium Temp Block Empty Tray 6 Well
R19,00 ex VATR21,85 incl. VAT
Powder Tempera - Metallic Colours
4 colours
from R35,00 ex VATR40,25 incl. VAT
Powder Tempera - Standard Colours
38 colours
from R26,00 ex VATR29,90 incl. VAT
Powder Tempera 2KG Bucket Black
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Burnt Sienna
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Burnt Umber
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Cobalt Blue
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Crimson
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Cyan Blue
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Emerald
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Orange
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Red
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Turquoise
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Violet
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket White
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 2KG Bucket Yellow
R99,00 ex VATR113,85 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Black
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Burnt Sienna
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Burnt Umber
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Cobalt Blue
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Crimson
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Cyan Blue
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Emerald
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Leaf Green
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Lemon
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Ochre
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Orange
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Prussian Blue
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Red
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Red Oxide
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Turquoise
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Violet
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Viridian
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag White
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATPowder Tempera 4KG Bag Yellow
R135,00 ex VATR155,25 incl. VATCommon questions
- How much water does powder tempera need?
- Mixing ratios are on the product packaging. Mix only what a lesson needs — made-up paint does not keep as well as dry powder.
- Which form is cheapest?
- Powder, clearly, before accounting for the time to mix it.
- Does tempera wash out?
- It is designed to wash out of most fabrics — that is the point of it for school use. Aprons are still sensible.
- Can we mix forms in one order?
- Yes. Many schools buy powder for the older classes and blocks for foundation phase. Volume discounts apply to the order total, so mixing does not cost you anything.
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