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Αγιογραφίες, Εκδηλώσεις, Μαθήματα αγιογραφίας, Σεμινάρια

Byzantine iconography workshops – Summer 2023

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

Arhontia Karakosta
Μαθήματα Αγιογραφίας Το δεντρο
Μαθήματα αγιογραφίας, Σεμινάρια

Step by step: Painting Trees

Here is a simple way to paint a tree, as we saw it in one of our workshops. Ένας απλός τρόπος να ζωγραφίσετε το δέντρο στη βυζαντινή εικονογραφία, από τα μαθήματα του εργαστηρίου μας. The pigments we need are: ultramarine blue, ocher, titanium white, burned siena, burned ombre Τα χρώματα που θα χρειαστούμε: μπλε oυλτραμαρίν, ώχρα, λευκό τιτανίου, σιένα ψημένη, ώμπρα ψημένη. Trunk proplasmus: Burned … Continue reading Step by step: Painting Trees

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Μαθήματα αγιογραφίας

Step by step: The white horse – Το λευκό άλογο

Here is a simple way to paint the white horse, as we saw it in one of our workshops. We only used two pigments! Remember the color mixing exercise from previus post? We will work with the Raw umber + Titanium white hue we created there. Ένας απλός τρόπος να ζωγραφίσουμε το λευκό άλογο, από τα μαθήματα του εργαστηρίου μας. Για αυτό το θέμα χρησιμοποιήσαμε … Continue reading Step by step: The white horse – Το λευκό άλογο

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Αγιογραφίες

Στο εργαστηριο: Madre della consolazione

Virgin Mary, The Mother of Consolation. Iconographic type established in Cretan workshops in the 15th and 16th century, with main representative the great painter Nikolaos Tzafouris. The characteristic of this iconographic type are Virgin Mary’s garments, the western transparent handkerchief and the also western maffori with the golden buckle. Christ, holds in his left hand a sphere, also characteristic of Western iconography. Here, two icons … Continue reading Στο εργαστηριο: Madre della consolazione

Arhontia Karakosta