Fresco Is A One Of The Many Types Of Wall Covering But Is There A Cheaper And More Versatile Method.

While Fresco is unique to wall covering, digital wall covering is more versatile.


From earliest times man has been decorating his buildings with pictures to enhance their looks. He has used many techniques to assist him and used many forms of wall covering to apply these techniques on.

One of the many types of wall covering is Fresco

Fresco is applying a number of different types of painting onto walls or ceilings. As the word fresco implies, it comes from the Italian word affresco meaning fresh.
The fresco wall covering technique is amongst one of the earliest forms of painting, being widely used during the Renaissance period and even before.

There are various techniques of fresco painting. One is Buon Fresco, this is where watercolours are applied to plaster when it is still wet to form a softer looking wall covering.
Whereas another way Secco Fresco is applied on dry plaster and requires a binding agent such as egg tempo, glue or oil. Usually buon fresco is the more durable wall covering. A third type, called mezzo-fresco, is painted on nearly-dry so that the pigment only penetrates slightly into the plaster. Different methods are used depending on the wall covering surface.

We would probably see this type of wall covering when we visit old churches or historical buildings and is still widely used in modern buildings. We can only admire the craftsmanship and the sheer amazement at how it was achieved. If you can imagine lying on your back for months on end, 100ft in the air, on wobbly wooden scaffolding and then trying to envisage the overall image while you are 2ft from the painting surface. And still create a masterpiece.

Of course things are easier now using modern technology and modern wall coverings.

Using a digital wall covering you are able to take any image, whether it be a Tuscan landscape to a microscopic picture of a human cell, and have it reproduced on a variety of digitally produced wall coverings. Companies such as Printed Space (printedspace.com) are at the cutting edge of printing and producing bespoke interior design products. Their wall coverings have become renowned in the wall covering industry and their quality has become the trademark within the print industry. They can now reproduce any image and print it onto 6 different wall coverings. They can even print onto a magnetic wall covering that allows you to place any magnetic object onto it. This is ideal for various uses, such as Estate Agents to put magnetic houses onto where they have houses for sale.

With the production of numerous wall coverings the flexibility for designers and architects is tremendous.

So rather than lying on your back 100 in the air painting a mural, you can take the strain off your back and simply stroll through their image bank of amazing pictures. You can then choose from any of 6 wall coverings to decorate your wall or ceiling.

So what about affressco being fresh ? You can have the latest fresh interior design wall covering, by having a bespoke digital image expertly produced by Printed Space."