Hi Gary
I was being nosey with the drywall question, 8lb/sq ft. thats some weight. The people that I got my lime putty from does a lot of restoration work, but have little knowledge about fresco but more than I have.

I was reading your post "RE: combining sculpturing with pain..." when you said "Now I carve/model in a lime putty/marble dust/white cement mix." may I ask what are the proportions you use.

I was reading about sugar and caseins etc. being mixed with lime putty to make imitation marble, I have got confused with some of the terminology, does stucco lustro = imitation marble, and what is scagliola? I'm trying to keep up with some of the posts on the board but sometimes the names go over my head.

thanks

ed