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From €15
Go to Loulé and let your creative side take over. Follow one of the workshops and go home with a beautiful item which you made yourself.

Highlights

Very creative and diverse workshops
Experimented teachers

Description


The workshops:

Fresco Painting

Fresco painting is one of the most ancient techniques of mural painting and probably the most important made with lime. As the name suggests, fresco paintings are done while the lime plaster of the surface is still fresh with moist. In this way during its carbonation process (drying and progressive hardening), lime integrates the applied colored inks and pigments, attaching the painting and keeping vivid and resistant colors.
– Introduction to the artisanal lime production theme and the different application possibilities of this product;
– Introduction to the fresco painting theme;
– Decorative piece composition
° Surface preparation;
° Making the chosen drawing;
° Applying the fresco painting on the piece.
Price: €55 *includes lunch, all the used material and the produced piece. Special prices can be made for families.
Duration: 7h30


The Earth Colours: courses in search of natural pigments
Come to Querença to discover some secrets of the ancient colors. During a small walk around the village, you can learn some geological features of the region and in which color pigments can the earth samples be transformed. In the end you can try to elaborate colored inks in an artisanal way.
– Interpretative course around the village;
– Small experiences of collection and grind of different samples of soil;
– Preparation of earth paints and application on different surfaces.
Price: €20 * includes orientation, all materials and fresh tea with aromatic plants. Special price can be made for families.
Duration: 3h30

Recreation of Platbands on Decorative Panels
A significant form of the artistic expression of Algarve’s architecture and culture, platbands and their decorative motifs inspire a creative day in Loulé.
After a walk through the city, you will have the chance to try your hand at making traditional paints and some of the plasters that are used to make these items. Afterwards, you will be able to create your own small panel and then you can take a little piece of this unique heritage home with you.
First Part:
– Cultural visit in the city of Loulé to see inspiring elements;
– Contact with the materials and introduction to the theme;
– Preparing lime based paints;
– Preparing and applying the first layer of coloured stucco;
/Lunch/
Second Part
– Preparing and applying the second layer of coloured stucco;
– Drawing the desired motif or composition;
– Copying the drawing to the tracing paper;
– Reproducing the drawing to the panel by perforation technique;
– Applying the Sgraffito to the drawing and finishing the piece;
– Experience of applying bee wax on other pieces to make the final finishing.
Price: €55 * includes lunch, all the used material and the produced piece.
Special prices for families.
Duration: 7h30

Lime painting mornings
Programme:
During the morning, children will have the chance to experiment with fresco painting. They will have the opportunity to make their own colored paints with lime and natural pigments and then immediately use them to paint a canvas. The paintings will be inspired by some characteristic elements of the town and the children can take them home as souvenirs at the end of the workshop.
Handling the pigments and production of lime paints
• Making the thematic drawings: experiment and selecting the shapes
• Apply the drawing on the canvas and paint
Price: 15€, Special prices for families.

Booking Request for Susana Calado Martins & Marco António Santos