![]() ![]() ![]() Also, material costs are on the cheaper side of hobbies. This makes them really safe hobby with the kids and something fun that you can do by yourself even. What’s even better, plaster craft pieces can be completed at home, and unlike ceramics, they do not require firing. Plaster craft items are beautiful works of art with the look of ceramic but without the expense. You can cut it close to the fresco or leave some of the burlap exposed like I did.Do you have a hobby of making decorations out of plaster? Or maybe you got some as present a long time ago and now want to breathe some new life into them? When you have finished sealing your painting, cut away extra burlap. You want the cracks filled enough so it will hold the painting together. Repeat with a 2nd and possibly a 3rd coat of glue. The glue will seal the fresco and hold the broken pieces together. (This happens quickly!) Squeeze white craft glue directly on the painting making sure to get it in the cracks. Make sure to get paint in the cracks so none of the white plaster is exposed.Īllow the painting to dry completely. This should be quite watery so it adds just a tint of color and does not hide your original painting. Make a golden/light brown wash with watercolors. Lay the painting back on a smooth surface and make sure all the pieces fit nicely back together. If you would like to read about what happens when you do not honor a child’s creative side, check out our post, The Ugly Scar!!! If they do not like the cracks, honor their wishes and skip this step. Some children will be distressed and feel that your ruined their painting if you do. IMPORTANT: Check with your child to make sure it is okay to break apart their fresco. ![]() Be gentle so the fresco does not pull away for the burlap. For the next step it must be completely dry!Ĭarefully break the fresco in several pieces to give it an aged, distressed look. This will indent the Plaster of Paris.Īllow the Plaster of Paris to dry complete. If you would like, you can sketch a picture first, place it over the plaster, and trace the picture with a toothpick or thin knitting needle. It took ours about an hour to reach this point. Let the plaster set until it has set but still wet. Using a spatula or the side of a metal ruler, push the Plaster of Paris into the fibers of burlap creating a circle. Pour prepared Plaster of Paris in the center of the burlap. Place your piece of burlap on a flat, protected surface. (We used 1 cup of Plaster of Paris to 1/2 cup of water.) Make Plaster of Paris according to directions on the box. Project 2: Buon Fresco Painting on burlap Materials and Supplies for Fresco Painting If you would like to try dry fresco, check out our fresco secco post. This project is buon fresco made on burlap. It is cracked and aged giving it an old world, Renaissance look. The second method, fresco secco, which means “dry fresco”, is easier to paint, but over time the paints can flake off. ![]() This technique is harder to paint on, but more durable because the paint seeps farther into the plaster. First, buon fresco, which means “good fresco”, is achieved by painting on wet plaster. The Sistine Chapel Ceiling, painted by Michelangelo, and The Last Supper, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, are excellent explains of the technique and durability of this method of painting. Malaysia, Germany, Mexico Books & SuppliesĪlthough fresco paintings have been found in Ancient Egyptian structures, it reached its peak during the 14th to 17th centuries during the Italian Renaissance.South Africa, Iran, Sweden Books & Supplies.India, Australia, Brazil Books & Supplies.France, Kenya & Tanzania, Japan Books & Supplies. ![]()
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