Red is a primary color so, basicaly you can not create any hue of red by mixing other colors, and you can not create a light red by mixing a dark red with white ( = pink ), or yellow or ocher ( = orange ). The rule of thumb here is that dark reds lighten with light reds. I suggest to have your reds … Continue reading The deep red garment | Το σκούρο κόκκινο ένδυμα
Translucencies or transparencies (I am not sure which is the correct word in English) are very eazy to create in eggtempera, as long as you manage to achieve the right consistency when mixing your pigments with the egg emulsion, and control the load of your brush. Your mixture has to be very fluid, like a glaze, and when you load your brush release the excess … Continue reading Translucencies in eggtempera | Διαφάνειες
In a 10-day workshop learn how to paint in egg tempera, the ancient technique used in iconography for centuries. During the course you will learn the whole procedure of painting a Byzantine icon, from the initial drawing and gilding with genuine gold leaf, to the final writing of the saint’s name. The workshop is appropriate for beginner, intermediate or advanced level, students of each group … Continue reading Byzantine iconography workshops – Summer 2023
Στο σημερινό μάθημα θα ζωγραφίσουμε μαζί το πορτοκαλί ένδυμα στην εικόνα του Προφήτη Ηλία. Τα χρώματα που θα χρειαστούμε είναι ώχρα χρυσή, κιννάβαρη, χοντροκόκκινο και λευκό Τιτανίου. In today’s lesson we will paint together the orange clothing of prophet Elijah (prophet Elias). The pigments we are going to use are: Golden ochre, Cinnabar, Iron oxide red (or venetian red) and Titanium white). Προπλασμός: Ώχρα χρυσή … Continue reading Step by step: Orange garment | Πορτοκαλί ένδυμα
Μετά από παράκληση της διαδικτυακής μου φίλης Patrizia, ορίστε μια άσκηση που πιστεύω πως βοηθάει στην εκμάθηση της ζωγραφικής των βουνών στη βυζαντινή εικονογραφία. Τα χρώματα που θα χρειαστούμε είναι: Σιένα Ψημένη, Ώμπρα ψημένη, ώχρα και λευκό Τιτανίου. In request of my dear friend Patrizia, here is an exercise that I believe will help you understand in depth how to draw mountains in byzantine iconography. … Continue reading Step by step: Painting mountains
Arhontia Karakosta Iconography 