SUPPORTS AND GROUNDS FOR PAINTING

(Postuguês em baixo)

Language: Portuguese

Trainer: Leonel da Costa

(Graduate and Master in Conservation and Restoration by the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, 2011

CCP n.º F620831/2015)

Platform: ZOOM (you will receive a link in your email)

Class divided into two parts of 40 minutes.

CONTENT:

1. SUPPORTS:

- Approach to different types of supports: canvas, mdf, wood, plywood, metals, glass, acrylic, mural…

- Differences between canvas (linen vs. cotton)

- Grids - Main characteristics to be taken into account. Wood Vs Aluminum. Advantages and disadvantages.

- How to crate a canvas.

2. PREPARATIONS:

- How to prepare a support? Which ones should I prepare?

- The sealing - function and characteristics

Different types of preparations:

- The “Acrylic gesso”

- The Oilground

- How to apply it and take advantage of its characteristics

- The traditional “GESSO”

- How to prepare rabbit glue?

- How to prepare Traditional “GESSO”

- How to apply it and take advantage of its characteristics

- Emulsions to replace rabbit glue.

- Absorbent VS non-absorbent preparations, the influences of these characteristics on the final result of the painting.