ART 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Photomontage, Impasto, Linseed Oil
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Often, solvents are water- or oil-based, depending on the base used to create the paint. Painting types have their own distinct characteristics, which effect how we understand the visual elements. Example a: encaustic paint is one of the oldest painting media, made by combining a pigment with hot wax. Example b: fresco is the art of painting on plaster: fresco was the preferred medium for wall painting in antiquity and the early renaissance in. Advantages and disadvantages of fresco painting: artists must work quickly with wet fresco before the plaster dries. With dry fresco, the artist obviously has more control over pace of work: wet fresco is also a very permanent method. As the wall dries, the work becomes part of the wall: a disadvantage of dry fresco is that moisture can creep between the plaster and the paint; dry frescos survive best in arid climates. Example c: giotto"s lamentation is part of a larger fresco cycle from the scrovegni.
