Shown at the right is the cartoon (above) used as the model to paint the fresco panel (below). On the left, a student applies a background color on the wet plaster. This cartoon is transferred to the panel by tracing it onto the wet plaster. Above, students apply plaster to a wood frame in preparation for painting.Ī full-color cartoon of the picture is prepared before the painting can begin. Fresco plaster is comprised of two essential ingredients: lime putty and sand. You will then paint the cartoon in color as if it was the final fresco image.Ī metal mesh (we typically use diamond metal lath) is an incredible innovation for fresco painting because it can hold the plaster onto any surface, including wood. We learn about traditional fresco pigments by grinding, preparing, and testing fresco paints. In the afternoon, you draw the cartoon by transferring the image from a reproduction onto tracing paper, adjust and refine the cartoon and then transfer the drawing onto a piece of paper.
We provide several images for you to choose from to use as your prototype for your fresco painting at the workshop. Next, you will learn about the fresco "cartoon," a full-color preparatory drawing.
You are introduced to fresco materials and tools, their application, and sources. We spend the morning organizing our workplaces and learning about fresco painting techniques.
At the end of this workshop, you will complete a portable fresco to take home with you.
Using a prototype, you draw and paint the cartoon, transfer it to the plaster and begin painting the image. The course begins with hands-on instruction on applying plaster. This three-day workshop will give you the skills to complete fresco painting for walls and portable panels. This workshop is an introduction to the technique of fresco painting with instructions on fresco secco painting. This is a three-day intensive workshop on buon fresco painting, emphasizing the historical technique as practiced in medieval Byzantium and Italy.
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