What materials did Michelangelo use in the Sistine Chapel?
Beside this, what materials did Michelangelo use? Michelangelo's preferred sculpture material was marble, which he used in his most-renowned sculptures, including "Pieta" and "David". Most of Michelangelo's paintings were in fresco, which is a method of mural painting. During fresco painting, earth pigments are mixed with water and applied to fresh plaster.