fresco-secco

thumb|right|300px| A Fresco-secco wall painting in St Just in Penwith Parish Church, [[Cornwall, UK. The painting was created in the 15th century and depicts Saint George fighting the dragon.]]

Fresco-secco (or a secco or fresco finto) is a wall painting technique where pigments mixed with an organic binder and/or lime are applied onto dry plaster. The paints used can e.g. be casein paint, tempera, oil paint, silicate mineral paint. If the pigments are mixed with lime water or lime milk and applied to a dry plaster the technique is called lime secco painting. The secco technique contrasts with the fresco technique, where the painting is executed on a layer of wet plaster.