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> Okay, so Ive mastered the Glass surface
>technique. The tip you gave me on how to get the
>charcoal through the pouncings on the vertical
>surface with the little pom pom charcoal ball
>was great. I just used an old worn t-shirt and
>tied it together with a hair elastic.

I am glad you found my advice helpful, also here is a new article on pouncing:

http://www.truefresco.com/frescoshop/article_info.php?articles_id=1

>pretty much completed my first 8 ft x 2.5 ft
>fresco of a copy of Botticelli's venus just to
>get started. Ive done it in 4 Giornatas just to
>be carefull and to get the feel for it. I will
>post a picture of it later so you can see and
>maybe give some advise or what not on it.

yes, please post the picture!

>now I need to know how to join my sections
>without having huge crevices, and one side
>higher than the other. I know it has somehting
>to do with beveling, but i really don't know
>what that is. Could you please explain? would
>be really lovely of you.

Here is some pictures from our classes on how-to join giornatas:

http://truefresco.net/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=545&si=&thumb=1&page=2&sort=1&perpage=12&ppuser=&stype=

>basis. Its great. I think the people around me
>are getting a little tired about hearing of it.
>But they will just have to make-do because i am
>in love and have found my Lifes Work. I have so

welcome to the club!