Make Medieval
Wall Art
Medieval times saw a plethora of wall painting. Medieval wall paintings were typically made using a technique called fresco. Having a soft, powdery finish, frescoes are created by painting on wet plaster, where the painting has to be completed before the plaster dries to ensure that the color is adequately absorbed. You can create your own medieval wall art and simulate the soft texture of a fresco by using powder tempera paint.
Instructions
1. Plan the image for the wall painting, starting with a smaller image. The smaller image will be transferred to the wall. Create your own, unique image based on medieval references, or use an existing piece of medieval artwork. Medieval art can be viewed online or in art history books.
2. Make sure the wall to be painted is clean and free of dust or any oily residue before beginning. The wall should be one that has been painted with a water-based wall paint.
3. Transfer the outline of the image to the wall using a pencil. This can be done by making corresponding grids on the image and on the wall and then using the grid squares as guides for penciling in the image. Alternately, you can digitize the image and project it onto the wall with a digital projector, take a film slide of the image and project it through a slide projector, or copy the image to a transparency and project it with an overhead projector. The projected image can then be copied.
4. Prepare the necessary colors in small plastic tubs. Prepare the colors by mixing the powder tempera with water. Combine different colored powders to create new colors. Combine a ratio of powder to water as instructed on the bottles of tempera.
5. Proceed with painting. A range of paintbrush sizes should be on hand for creating different line widths.
