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Forum Name: History of the Buon Fresco
Topic ID: 6
Message ID: 5
#5, Crosshatching
Posted by Ilia on 30-Mar-01 at 08:27 AM
In response to message #4
Hi Bobo,

Yes, fresco is like "drawing with colour". Plaster is very delicate and sensitive to the amount of water it receives through the brush. Washes, without the risk of "braking the skin" and "digging in" are not quite possible. The building of a colour and tone is done through "weaving" and crosshatching layer after layer.