Painting Series 1: Introduction to Painting (Part 1) is now available on Udemy at special introductory price of €54.99 with the code PS1P1OFFER or just click here. The offer is valid until 22 July 2022.

​In Part 1 of Series 1 Painting Basics where going to start our journey of learning to paint icons. In Section 1 you will learn about the workspace and materials needed to paint with egg tempera. Then you will learn how to prepare the egg emulsion and the painting surface and how to mix the colours. This is followed by several exercises for learning brush techniques needed to paint icons. 
In Section 2 we will go into the theory of Byzantine iconography and how colour and light function in the icon as well as the question of colour symbolism in icons. 
In Section 3 we will start with a basic garment exercise to understand how the photismata are build up rhythmically by first building up the forms from light to dark. 
In Section 4 will start discovering the magic of painting with a limited tetrachrome palette, by painting a mauve sleeve, this time working from dark to light.
In Section 5 and 6 you will  discover one of the trickiest colours to paint in  tetrachrome: Green. You will learn to paint it using two different techniques.

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I had the blessing to paint St Joseph the Betrothed as a Supporter benefit for one of my Patrons. Here is the step by step process of painting the icon. If you would like to support the Video Tutorial Project and receive an original  hand painted icon click on the "Become a Patron" button below for more information. If you would like to learn iconography with full tutorials and other benefits I already have over 40 drawing and painting tutorials available. 

 See the whole process of painting the icon of the Holy Mandylion. The colours used are described in the slideshow photos.

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The second part of Series 9 in which we will be studying composition is now available on Udemy for the special introductory price of €22 (regular price €30). The code SERIES92INTRO is valid until 14 July 2021. Just use the link here to get the offer! 
In this tutorial we will look at how we can creatively compose an icon of the Prophet Elijah which includes a figure and landscape elements.

It's been years since I've painted the Apostle Paul so i was happy to have the opportunity to paint him again. This icon is for an infant and the parents were worried that the icon of St Paul is a bit austere  so I made his features a bit more gentle. 

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I always love the opportunity to paint unusual saints, so I was pleased to have the opportunity  to paint the Righteous Melchizedek. It seems that since I started reading through the Old Testament I've started getting commissions for the OT Righteous!

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