Step one: lightly sketch outline in pencil, then cover up with hot wax everything you want to remain white.
Step two: soak egg in your next lightest colour of dye (yellow is a classic second colour).
Step three: cover up with hot wax everything you want to remain yellow.
Step four: soak in the next next lightest colour — in this case pink — then cover up with wax everything that you want to remain pink.
Step five: soak in your darkest colour.
Step six isn’t shown, but I use raw eggs with the guts still inside because the egg settles into the dye jar better. I remove the guts once all the dying is complete. I dribble hot wax onto the spot where I make my one hole so that the egg guts doesn’t disturb the dye and then I blow air with a syringe, followed by water with the syringe. I ensure the opening is free of filament (ie, if the hole is plugged, the egg will explode in the next step).
Step seven: put a soft buffing cloth on the tray of your microwave. Set your hollowed egg on top. Zap for 10 seconds. Immediately remove and buff with a clean soft cloth. Done! Finished egg above is the one on the far right.
