Fresco e c
r
Fresco
is
the ancient art
of painting on
i
p e s
2
wet plaster
2
using pigments and wa-
make
also
For colored glazes:
PARTS LATEX PAINT PARTS WATER BASED GLAZING
grounds
perfect back-
for stenciled or
-
block-painted designs.
LIQUID ter,
which
technique
a
produces soft subtle
col-
1
Although
cient art,
it's
an
new and
now one
older
glazes randomly to the
PART WATER
an-
ular finishes for walls
both
finish first apply colored
PAINT
ors that possess great
depth.
To create a frescoed
PART WATER For whitewash 2 PARTS WHITE LATEX 1
most pop-
of the
and ceilings of
homes. With the
fol-
them together
blending
surface,
wall
slightly with a soft brush,
After the glazes have dried, brush on a thin coat of diluted white paint.
When
lowing recipe, this aged look can be
some
achieved with the simple application of
revealing the colors underneath, the gen-
flat
latex
paint.
If
you choose
warm
tie
of this
whitewash
face
an authentic frescoed wall
used two tones of pale
seen
in
those
old Italian villas. Frescoed walls
rubbed away,
look of a time- and weather-worn sur-
Mediterranean colors, you can create like
is
is
created.
In
this living
room,
gray, instead of
the more traditional terra-cotta colors.
PAINT AND TOOLS BASE COAT: creamy white
water-based glazing latex paint, satin
roller, and paint PAINTED FINISH:
brush,
tray
pale orange/terra-cotta latex paint, satin
pale pink/terra-cotta latex paint, satin
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DEBBIE TRAVIS' PAINTED HOUSE
I've
creamy white
liquid
latex paint, satin
3 mixing containers several 3" brushes paint tray soft rags
— pieces
of T-shirt fabric
are best, each approximately
12-inches-square