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The Technique of Panel Icon Painting

By Saint Gregory of Sinai Monastery

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
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About this lesson

Walks through making an egg tempera icon from hide-glued, linen-covered gesso panel through sketching, water or mordant gilding, painting and linseed-oil varnish, with process photos and timing notes.