Painting Best Practices | Theodore | Activity https://paintingbestpractices.com/members/theodore-prawat/activity/ Activity feed for Theodore. Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:13:05 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v=3.4.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 c8322597a2ba5ae8fc1374764fd3f3cc Theodore replied to the discussion Mangtegna Distemper Technique: Fresco emulation in the forum Fresco https://paintingbestpractices.com/forums/topic/mangtegna-distemper-technique-fresco-emulation/#post-34078 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:03:08 -0700 Reply to Mangtegna Distemper Technique: Fresco emulation

Work in Progress — Egg-Oil Emulsion, Distemper, and Fresco-Like Painting on Canvas

I thought I would share a work in progress, exploring historical painting techniques and materials.

I’m posting this in the Fresco section because I’m attempting to achieve some of the beautiful surface qualities of fresco painting, although I’m working on…

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]]> 5a64f5f7a87b16b5b4db964320e8dbbb Theodore started the discussion Mangtegna Distemper Technique: Fresco emulation in the forum Fresco https://paintingbestpractices.com/forums/topic/mangtegna-distemper-technique-fresco-emulation/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:29:52 -0700 Mangtegna Distemper Technique: Fresco emulation

I’ve been interested in Mantegna’s distemper technique for a long time, and I’m finally getting close to trying a reconstruction. I’d be very interested in hearing from anyone with experience in historical distemper, particularly about not simply how the paint was made, but how one might actually achieve some of the particular visual…

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