the makeing of frescos

'Fresco' is used to indicate a kind of wall painting made with waterdowned pigments on wet plaster.

The plaster consist of two layers: Plaster work and top plaster. The top plaster is a mixture of slaked lime, finer sand and very finely ground marble powder. The top plaster has to be wet during the painting work for absorbing the colours well, forms a layer of a hard an crystallised material. The colours used are natural earth pigments. They remain tenaciously fixed for an unlimited period of time and gain excepional resistance to weather action.

various panel frescos

Once the canvas dries, it will smoothly come off the wall with the superficial of the painting on it in form of a negative. Then the canvas is covered with water-proof glue and a stronger canvas is layed on it, which in turns forms the final base. One the glue is dry, the detachment of the two canvasses will be carried out by using hot water which will dissoble the glue and fix the painting steadily on the second canvas. The last canvas can be put on any sort of surface - wall or a woodenframe.

The aesthetical effect of a fresco will be greatly decorative and original.