Notes on the ancient egyptian murals
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Notes on the Ancient Egyptian Murals Many Egyptian murals were of their gods, and they were made out of gold and semi-precious stones, these were used to protect and preserve the mural for a very long time. They mostly made murals to keep a record of their history, and their future generations. The slaves would actually make the murals back then. To make murals they used the Buon Fresco technique. The Buon Fresco technique consists of painting in pigment mixed with water on a thin layer of plaster. The pigment is then absorbed by the wet plaster after a number of hours; the plaster dries and reacts with the air. They then engrave onto the limestone, and they make the colours using oil. The ancient Egyptians decorated the walls of their palaces and tombs with brightly painted murals. While some of the paintings depicted everyday life, many told stories of gods, goddesses, and rulers. All the tombs in Egypt had murals in them. Murals were also painted onto cave walls, pyramid walls and chapel ceilings. When they made murals of gods and goddesses they used gentle, light and dream like colours to make it look pretty and god like.
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Notes on the Ancient Egyptian Murals
Many Egyptian murals were of their gods, and they were made out of gold and semi-precious stones, these were used to protect and preserve the mural for a very long time. They mostly made murals to keep a record of their history, and their future generations. The slaves would actually make the murals back then.
To make murals they used the Buon Fresco technique. The Buon Fresco technique consists of painting in pigment mixed with water on a thin layer of plaster. The pigment is then absorbed by the wet plaster after a number of hours; the plaster dries and reacts with the air. They then engrave onto the limestone, and they make the colours using oil.
The ancient Egyptians decorated the walls of their palaces and tombs with brightly painted murals. While some of the paintings depicted everyday life, many told stories of gods, goddesses, and rulers. All the tombs in Egypt had murals in them. Murals were also painted onto cave walls, pyramid walls and chapel ceilings.
When they made murals of gods and goddesses they used gentle, light and dream like colours to make it look pretty and god like.
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