07_Ed fresco

Ed did this fresco on 10 September, 2009. He spread the lime plaster on thin, and we had almost no cracks. We did leave it in a covered plastic box to dry:


We soaked the Hardibacker cement tile in distilled water for 15 minutes:



One lime to one sand:


Mixing with putty knife (this was Ed's innovation):


Waited until the surface of the tile dried and no longer glistened, before putting plaster on it:


Spreading fresco plaster on tile:


Troweled plaster on thinly:


Tile too wet to paint on. It dried quickly, so that shortly the surface no longer glistened with water:


Used Chinese and other watercolor brushes:


Dog and duck:

Duck developing:

Full duck head: