The Step-by-Step Process

First I divide the egg and add guidelines lightly in pencil.

Then I write the lines that will appear as white on the finished egg. It looks like the wax appears in two colors here, and that's because I used two different kiska tips with different sized openings. It looks like the wax was darker in the fine tip for some reason.

The egg has been dyed yellow/gold and I have written the part of the design that will appear yellow.

Traditionally, green only appears in small quantities on eggs. This is because good green dyes are a modern luxury. When I was little, we actually used green food coloring. Here, I've applied green with q-tip only because I need it in small spots and it'll be easier to dye red later on if I use less green.

I've filled in the dots with wax where I want them to appear green on the final egg.

The egg has been "washed" in orange dye in order to remove traces of the green dye.  The orange wash does not contain any vinegar and therefore does not "fix" the green on the shell. Without the wash, the green from the previous step would appear brown after dying the egg red.

The egg has been dyed red and I have filled in the portions of the egg that will appear red.

The egg has been dyed the final color, black. Now it is ready to have the wax cleaned off.

I've removed the wax by heating the egg in a candle flame and wiping off the molten wax. I've also removed any traces of the wax by rubbing the egg down with Goo Gone. Next, I will varnish the egg with polyurethane and blow it out.

This egg has been published on the blog, if you're interested in learning about the symbolism.