Byzantine Icon Painting: Paint a Guardian Angel
This course provides an introduction to all aspects of traditional Byzantine icon painting. The aim is to understand the history and meaning of icons, as well as painting one.
Students will learn to paint in translucent layers of egg tempera, using natural and semi-precious pigments. The course will also cover using clay and gold leaf for gilding.
The tutor will paint along with students on her icon, to demonstrate each step in an easy-to-follow way.
The focus of this course will be painting an icon of a guardian angel.
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This course provides an introduction to all aspects of traditional Byzantine icon painting. The aim is to understand the history and meaning of icons, as well as painting one.
Students will learn to paint in translucent layers of egg tempera, using natural and semi-precious pigments. The course will also cover using clay and gold leaf for gilding.
The tutor will paint along with students on her icon, to demonstrate each step in an easy-to-follow way.
The focus of this course will be painting an icon of a guardian angel.
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