The four Pompeian styles are the incrustation, architectural, ornate, and the intricate style. The first style known as the incrustation style. The fresco artists simulated marble and other masonry on painted plaster, using bold colors on different types of costly stone. The second style an architectural style that creates an illusionistic architectural vistas purely through painted means. Fresco artists used shading to convey a three- dimensional space on the flat wall surface. The third style an ornate style. The fresco artists created delicate vegetal and architectural motifs. The detailed landscape vignette were placed against a two dimensional background of black, red, or white. The fourth style was the most eclectic of the Pompeian styles.
