How are ancient murals painted?

First, most ancient murals were painted directly on the wall.

2. Dry mural painting is to paint on the dry wall treated with coarse mud, fine mud and lime slurry;

Second, wet murals, in the case of semi-dry grass-roots, painted with clear water, lime water and pigments, must be completed at one time, which is difficult;

3. Egg color painting, a water-soluble pigment with egg yolk or egg white as the main blending agent, is painted on a dry wall, which is opaque, easy to dry and hard;

4. Wax painting: wax and pigment are mixed and painted on wood or stone, and then heated;

Five, there are oil paintings in the west, which refers to a form of mural painting on linen or wood.

6. Mural painting is one of the oldest painting forms. For example, in primitive society, people carved various figures on the cave walls to record expressions, which was the earliest mural. Up to now, many ancient murals have been preserved in ancient civilizations such as Egypt, India, Babylon and China. During the Italian Renaissance, mural creation was very prosperous, and many famous works were produced. In China, palaces and even tombs have been decorated with murals since the Zhou Dynasty. With the prosperity of religious belief, murals are widely used in temples and grottoes (such as Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and Ruicheng Yongle Palace). There are still a large number of famous Buddhist murals and Taoist murals in China. Some of these cultural relics have been included in the protection list of world cultural heritage as a witness of our ancient civilization.