Nationwide Fresco Painting Workshop Program's (http://FrescoSchool.com) class schedule for Los Angeles is in the process of forming. Classes will be announced on August 15th.
We are asking everyone interested to attend our 5-day Fresco Workshop in Los Angeles to contact us with preferable month/date for the classes and we will work to adjust our plans to accommodate everyone's requests. August 15th is a dead line for suggestions.
This workshop is for all artists, previous fresco painting experience is not required.
During our 5-day professional buon fresco workshop you will learn:
Step by step tutorial on preparation for Fresco. We will guide You through development of the concept and design, building composition based on giornatas, calculating the time and steps, ordering material.
Developing of the Cartoon and making tracings. From concept sketch and color rendering to full scale Cartoon and color study. Finalizing giornatas layout and making tracings.
Wall preparation. Plaster selection and application. Sand and lime mixtures. Humidity control and moisture. Tools and equipment. Tips from master-plasterer Ian Hardwick.
Pigment selection and color preparation. Pigment grinding and storing ground base colors. Use of white and monitoring mixed colors during painting. Tools and equipment.
Painting and joining giornatas. Steps in painting. Morning, midday, evening differences. "Golden Hour" and drying challenge. Plaster behaviors and planning of the painting day.
Materials for Fresco. Where and how to find and buy fresco supplies. Lime, pigments, brushes, etc. On-line ordering.
Ways to apply new skills. How to introduce your new skills to your clients, designers, architects, community.
End of Summer Lime Putty Sale! + New Fresco Product
After over six years of testing
we are proud to offer "Arriccio Aged Lime Putty".
This lime putty is suggested for all coats
of fresco except intonaco.
This putty will set faster and achieve its
hardened stage much sooner than "Calce Florentine"
(days as opposed to weeks). "Arriccio Aged Lime
Putty" is ideal for building movable fresco
panels.
Also Arriccio Aged Lime Putty cost 30% less than
our "Calce Florentine" (aged fresco lime putty)
more at:
http://truefresco.com/frescoshoppe
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