Question

how did botticelli make the paint he used? he mixed powered pigment with oil for a lustrous effect. he mixed ground pigment and egg yolk for paint with a sheen. he made watercolors to apply on freshly spread plaster. he ground minerals into milk and honey to create paint that adheres to canvas.

Explanation:

Botticelli was a painter of the Early Renaissance. During that period, tempera was a common medium. Tempera is made by mixing ground pigment with a binder. Egg yolk was a typical binder for tempera paint, which gives the paint a sheen. Oil - based paints became more popular later in the Renaissance. Fresco (applying paint on freshly spread plaster) is a different technique (like in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel work) and not Botticelli's main method. The mixture of minerals with milk and honey is not a standard historical paint - making method for Botticelli.

Answer:

He mixed ground pigment and egg yolk for paint with a sheen.