Fresco

Wet Painting technique: assumes that the pigments are applied to the support before it has dried. The support needs to be line (modern an be cement) since the pigments bind to the surface because they get trapped into the crystal new formed by the carbonate of calcium in drying. The colors, in a state of suspension in simple or lime water are then applied.

A dry painting technique: the colors are applied to dry plastered walls. The way to guarantee that they will adhere to the support is to apply them mixed with a binder. The type of binder employed will identify the technique used: tempera, oil, acrylic, gouache, etc.

The study of signs

Saussure Semiotics

Components of a sign

• Signifier
•  word or image, etc..
• [image]
• Signified
• That which the word or image "points to"
• The thing or idea represented by/alluded to by the signifier
• Fire

Signifier

Word or image, etc..

• That which the signifier "points to"
• The thing ot idea represented or alluded to by the signifier

Pierce Semiotics

Icons, Symbol, Indexical

• Iconic Sign:image represents that which is signified[image]is equal to fire
• Symbolic Sign: no relation to the signified; er simply agree that one connects with the other [image] is euql to no pictures
• Indexical Sign: A sign that acts as an index of a past/ absent occurence/ element
• Ex: candle smoke
• Usually close to index item as in just lit candle
  

Image represents that which it signifies

No relation to the signified; we just simply agree that the one connects with the other

A sign that acts as an index of a pasr, absent occurence, or element. An example would be candle smoke. They are usually found close to the index item such as a lit candle