Description
WEEKEND WORKSHOPS
- 23 - 24 November 2024
- 8 - 9 March 2025
- 10 - 11 May 2025
- Saturday 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Sunday 12:10 am – 4:00 pm
Cost ÂŁ200 for 1 weekend
Invitation to spend the whole weekend taking in the depth of the tradition of iconography with its spirituality and techniques. Techniques and skills are important so you can express what is spiritual and understand the theology of iconography as well.
During the weekend depending on your experience and your needs we will create a plan for what you can achieve and discover in one weekend or if you decide in 3 weekends.
All are welcome and no experience is required.
All materials are provided.
Students will be guided through the initial stages of the process of creating an icon. With a short introduction to the tradition of iconography, students will explore the technique of egg tempera. Learn to make egg yolk binding medium and mix paints using dry pigments.
All paintings will be created on MDF panels covered with thin layers of gesso.
Students who decide to book only one weekend will learn the basic principles of the technique:
- Preparation of egg yolk binding medium
- The stages of creating smooth skin tones and detail in iconography
- Russian method brushwork and thin layering to achieve a smooth surface
- Dry brushwork; using dry on dry method
- Building shapes with lights instead of shadows
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