#24, RE: Albquerque Fresco - Preparation
Posted by Andrea4250 on 03-Jun-02 at 10:56 PM
In response to message #23
>>I tried the contact email but never heard back. > >This is strange!? Yes, but he could be very busy.>The show's over now and I'm ready to >>start. > >How did the show go? I was lucky, it was very successful. I sold 8 of 10 works and got 3 commissions. > >When I start using the putty (which is >>in sealed bags) > >Is it Chinese/Taiwan? - should be good. >Yes, it is. > >You will make "Bianco di san Giovani" Really looking forward to doing this. >Keep the powder in the sealed contaner/plastic >bag and use as needed for painting - grind with >distilled water into paste and use as white. > > >What are the >>special tools needed for applying the plaster? > >stainless steel trowel slightly flexible (will >post pic later) Looking forward to seeing the picture. There's so many different styles. > >>Why do you need to grind the pigments> >To make them more refined and to properly mix >with water. also to be able to control the >consistency of the paint. you can make the paint >thinner, but how about making it thicker if you >mix it too wet. Yes, makes perfect sense now. >Thanks for all the help, bye for now - Andrea.
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