Tuesday, February 24, 2009 No Comments
In this method, the pigment is mixed with egg yolk or both the yolk and white of an egg. It is thinned with water and applied to a gesso ground (plaster mixed with a binding) on a panel. It was also used on parchment or paper to illustrate or embellish books [...]
Tags: Egg Tempera, Painting
Category: Custom Art
Monday, February 23, 2009 No Comments
The oldest examples of painting date to more than 20,000 B.C, and can be found in the caves in southern France. The best known of these caves is at Lascaux, although there are many others. These portraits of animals and hunters were probably [...]
Tags: Cave Painting, Pinting
Category: Custom Art
Monday, February 23, 2009 No Comments
In the dry plaster or “fresco secco” technique, pigments are usually mixed with water, although other substances might also be used. The paint is then applied to a dry plaster wall which has been wetted down with water. Since the plaster is relatively dry, it is non-absorbent, and the pigment adheres [...]
Tags: dry plaster, Egypt, Painting
Category: Custom Art