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Forum Name: Fresco Painting (original forum)
Topic ID: 77
Message ID: 1
#1, RE: the science needed to paint frescoes
Posted by Ilia on 16-Apr-02 at 01:38 AM
In response to message #0

>For example, when the wet plaster dried, the
>pigments were chemically bonded to the plaster,
>how did the early painters know this would
>happen, or what previous knowledge allowed them
>to suppose and attempt to paint on wet plaster?

Yes, please read "Why Fresco?" article - it should help to clear a few things.
Here is the link:
http://www.truefresco.com/dcforum/DCForumID1/79.html