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Born and Bred in Salford, England – I live a short distance from Old Trafford – Home to Manchester United Football Club. I volunteer at Sale Harriers athletic club and at Imperial War Museum North – where i help as a guide to visitors in the galleries. A blogger, photographer, volunteer and occasional writer.
Fresco

Fresco

#writephoto #fresco #art

Fresh plaster is brilliant – but needs a bit of colour to bring it to life

Renaissance painters understood this

Engaging wonderful scenes on the wall instead of canvas in a

Selection of Blues, Reds, Yellows and Greens

Colours of the rainbow to brighten up any room

Of course – if they didn’t like it – another layer of plaster would be waiting

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3 responses to “Fresco”

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    willowdot21

    It’s quite amazing how those frescoes were done?!

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    1. inkdropk Avatar
      inkdropk

      Lots of Pigments on Plaster on Stone, is how one Greek Tourist Guide explained it, willowdot…

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        willowdot21

        Yes I also found out that Michael Angelo used a similar process 💜

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