> I used blance fixe, which I
>understood to be "fresco white", a finely mixed
>lime, is that true? Anyway, it did not adhere,
>by itself or when mixed with other colors.

No, fresco white is lime, but not "blance fixe" (chalk)
dry up some lime putty and than crush it into fine powder - you will get what you need. Try testing it and you will see that BF does not have any taste chalk is chalk, the white you've mixed will have alkaline, bitter taste.
Mix with water enough to use during the day - you cannot keep it wet - is swells.

>Had
>some success with these colors: bohemian green
>earth ( an ugly color ), french ochre, caput
>mortum, and cobalt blue medium. But other
>colors like: cad yellow light, manganese brown,
>cobalt green did not take at all. If I could
>get a few warm colors , a few cool colors, and
>a good dark to work

somewhere in fresco forum is a list of pigments that are good for fresco, I think topic called "Storing Pigments"

>and also be able to use
>white with them, I believe I could make some
>kind of a painting out it. I would like to try
>another painting soon.

Use the right lime and everything will "stick"

The 'truefresco.org'
>site is really good, I'll go there often. Your
>workshop would be by far the best thing, I know
>that. Maybe someday.

(ps. get on the maillist if you are not on it yet - soon we will offer lime putty for undercoats, we have tested it for 6 years and it sets faster and stronger,
also it is 1/2 the price of intonaco lime that we sell
at http://truefresco.com/frescoshoppe
HOWEVER this (new undercoats lime putty) is not to be used for intonaco (painting layer))

http://FrescoSchool.com

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