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1. Fresco Painting (original forum)

2. History of the Buon Fresco
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5. Kids corner - "Discover Fresco®" Workshop for Children (official forum)

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CLASSIC FRESCO COLLECTION

Classic frescoes throughout the world and time...
CONTEMPORARY FRESCO
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 Fresco Workshops and Classes


Professional Fresco Workshop

This comprehensive workshop is for the muralist, fine artist or professional decorative artist, that includes step by step tutorial on preparation for fresco.
"Introduction to Fresco Painting"
This one-day workshop is perfect for beginner and amateur artists, crafts people, hobbyists, etc.
"Discover Fresco" Workshop for Children for ages 7-12+ During this class kids will learn facts about History of Fresco starting from 35,000 years old Cave Paintings in France and each child will paint a small buon fresco.
 

 Fresco Materials & Supplies

- Unique Fresco brushes made of fine bristle handcrafted in Italy by dedicated craftsmen, following the centuries old tradition and technique.
Not available in US stores!
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Lime Putty of the highest quality.
- Studio-tested
Fine Fresco pigments.
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 Fresco Outreach Projects

TrueFresco.com has launched it's Outreach project - "History of Modern Fresco". Presenting virtual exhibitions of Frescoes created between 1900 - 2000. Frescoes which are just about to slip through the cracks in Art History, but not in any way less important than the works of celebrated and remembered Masters of Italian Renaissance...


On July 17th, artist Tansey Moyer successfully conducted the first class in a planned series of fresco workshops at the Columbus Maryville Academy at Montrose and Clarendon in Chicago - an emergency housing center for the Department of Child and Family Services in Cook County. Tansey is using support and materials provided by TrueFresco.com through our "Discover Fresco Outreach Program"...
 

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Our Goal is to see Fresco being painted in every Town!
The Artist could be YOU!

During Los Angeles 5-day workshop each student Paints and takes home FOUR genuine Buon Frescoes.

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"Step by step tutorial on preparation for Fresco. We will guide You through development of the concept and design, building composition based on giornatas, calculating the time and steps, ordering material. Developing of the Cartoon and making tracings. From concept sketch and color rendering to full scale Cartoon and color study. Finalizing giornatas layout and making tracings. Wall preparation. Plaster selection and application. Sand and lime mixtures. Humidity control and moisture. Tools and equipment. Tips from master-plasterer Ian Hardwick. Pigment selection and color preparation. Pigment grinding and storing ground base colors. Use of white and monitoring mixed colors during painting. Tools and equipment. Painting and joining giornatas. Steps in painting.  Morning, midday, evening differences. "Golden Hour" and drying challenge. Plaster behaviors and planning of the painting day. Materials for Fresco. Where and how to find and buy fresco supplies."