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SYLVANA BARRETT/ an online guide to historic art materials and techniques
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FRESCO MATERIALS
FRESCO LAYERS
FRESCO TECHNIQUE
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FRESCO

FRESCO

A mural painting technique in which pigments, dispersed in water, are applied to a  fresh,
wet lime-putty plaster surface. The pigments are absorbed into the wet plaster where they
become locked into the matrix of the plaster wall as it dries.
It is very permanent with a matte
appearance best suited to broad, simple forms. 
The technique is of ancient origins brought to
refinement during the Italian Renaissance.


 

 

cennini21 HOMEGILDINGMANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATIONSILVERPOINTEGG TEMPERADISTEMPER (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)17th CENTURY OIL TECHNIQUEFRESCOHISTORIC PIGMENTSPAINT GESSO GROUNDS - SIZING - GLUES