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Original Message "fresco failure" Posted by steveladd on 17-Jun-03 at 06:15 PM Some of the colors didn't adhere to the intonaco layer. The lime / sand mixture was 40-60, and though it took a long time for the layer to dry and lay my traced pounce drawing on the surface ( about 2 hours! ), I finally was able to do so and begin painting. I first tried to lay in some of the shadows and darks with transparent earth colors ( umbers, bohemian green earth ) etc., but some of them didn't carbonize and after two days of drying, the pigment flaked off when rubbed lightly with my finger, especially the browns. Some colors 'took' ok, the more dye-like pigments, but the chaulkier ones just seemed to dry on top. I don't think that the lime surface had "locked up" yet, so something else happened. Anyway, when I sprayed the dry painting with a garden hose, all the pigments peeled away. This has been a great setback for me, after months of research, materials gathering, expense, etc. A failed painting doesn't bother me so much, but a failed process stops me cold; I don't know how to go on and do it right.

Go back     FAQ       Conferences Post form Your Message Name*: Subject*: Message*:   HTML Ok Use [] in place of <> HTML Reference   Images Ok   Click on a smilie to add it to your message.   >Some of the colors didn't adhere to the intonaco >layer. The lime / sand mixture was 40-60, and >though it took a long time for the layer to dry >and lay my traced pounce drawing on the surface >( about 2 hours! ), I finally was able to do so >and begin painting. I first tried to lay in >some of the shadows and darks with transparent >earth colors ( umbers, bohemian green earth ) >etc., but some of them didn't carbonize and >after two days of drying, the pigment flaked off >when rubbed lightly with my finger, especially >the browns. Some colors 'took' ok, the more >dye-like pigments, but the chaulkier ones just >seemed to dry on top. I don't think that the >lime surface had "locked up" yet, so something >else happened. Anyway, when I sprayed the dry >painting with a garden hose, all the pigments >peeled away. This has been a great setback for >me, after months of research, materials >gathering, expense, etc. A failed painting >doesn't bother me so much, but a failed process >stops me cold; I don't know how to go on and do >it right. Check if you DO NOT wish to use emotion icons in your message

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