Characteristics of mural painting

The characteristics of painting are reflected in architecture, subjective intention of color, decorative color, diversity of forms and so on. Mural painting is an ancient painting form, which mainly refers to the patterns painted on the walls or ceilings of buildings.

Divided into rough bottom murals, brush bottom murals and paste murals. There are three main forms of ancient murals in China, namely, China tomb murals, China ancient cave temple murals and China ancient temple murals.

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1, dry mural

The so-called dry mural is painted on the dry wall surface after being treated with coarse mud, fine mud and lime slurry. When the wall is semi-dry, it is difficult to brush off limewater and paint at one time.

2. Wax painting

When making wax painting, wax and pigment are mixed and painted on wood or stone, and then heated. Oil painting is painted on linen or wood, while acrylic painting is quick-drying and dull, which is one of the commonly used mural materials in modern times.