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ARCHISTRATEGE ORTHODOX ICON PAINTING

NB! The weblog started to replace News and Iconpainting departments

Here I will publish some articles upon subjects discussed in forums and questions from mail. I would like to share our 15 year experience of studying, restoring, teaching and painting icons with all interested in this sacred and ancient art.

 

Etching and polished goldleaf

Background - golden or painted?

Funny: some old photographs found

About icon panels

Golden paint

Painting with gold

Creating icon draft "from scratch"

Step by step: painting of St. Apostle Thomas icon .

Draft and goldwork

Step-by-step painting icon of St. Andrew the Tribune