Byzantine Icons - Painting Clothes - Iconography

[@Geospasmic]

I'm always so grateful to people who want to teach traditional arts to the public, often such arts are guarded and only given to apprentices. I'm amazed to hear you aren't a full time artist, your skills are just stunning!

[@rogodoy100]

Thank you from Brazil Antonius. I learn very much with your videos. God bless you.

[@Scete]

Thank you so much, Antoni! This is very illuminating artistically, and your English is excellent, very fluent and rich in all the relevant vocabulary.

[@jamesglover831]

Antonis, Bravo🙏 Such expertise given freely, your the best!!!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you so much James!

[@fevronija]

Thank you, Antonis!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank YOU!!

[@elijahsantos1184]

Ave Maria! What could I say? I have learned a lot and am very inspired by your videos, I was able to accomplish my first Icon in the Byzantine style because of these as my sources. Sure the Icon may look a lot like a beginner type of Icon, but I am happy! It has been blessed recently and in a few days time it will be displayed for an event in Church and it will soon visit homes. I do not know how to describe how much the Lord has done to the innermost chambers of my soul while I was doing the Icon, all I could say is I truly felt in those moments that His Will and mine became one and no other desire I had could compare to that fire that I felt within, that God could still work with us despite us, that in my search for Him I only discover that He not distant, nay, He is within me and I am in Him. I wouldn't be able to describe everything of what He has revealed in this heart of mine. But I am ever grateful and happy! Let us praise the Lord who blesses the works of our hands! I thank you very much for providing the much needed instructions needed for those aspiring to be good iconographers as well. God bless us now and always!

[@elenaborowski2520]

You do beautiful work! Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed this video on icon painting clothes. It helped me very much. God bless you work in future.

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you so much for sharing this! ❤️

[@craigbaranowski5311]

Thank you for this video. It's exactly the information I was looking for.

[@lizapetersen9383]

Such a beautiful Maforion.... and your English is absolutely understandable. I hope, that you are well and healthy. My daughter is back in her life again, and so it is time to paint. Hugs and best regards, Liza from Denmark.

[@PaintingtheLight]

Liza I am so happy for you! Really happy!

[@lizapetersen9383]

@@PaintingtheLight Thank you very much, I am happy too. And I cinserely hope, that you also are well. Your painting is :-)

[@lizapetersen9383]

I am so happy to see, that you have made an online Course, I will sign in for it in October :-)

[@vasileginghina4197]

Hi Antonis, i wanted to give you a tip for gilding technique. I am a iconographer too, and I use another easy technique for gilding decoration's and chothes with gold. I use 15 min water based mixtion and I add some pure white in the mixtion. This is because I want to see where I draw the decorations and it works perfect. Now I leave the mixtion for about 20 min and after I put the gold on without the fear that gold may stacks. I explain that now. I leave the gold to sits there for about 1 hour, because is needs that mixtion to dry. After I don't use a brush to clean the gold, instead I use a moldable plastic rubber because it is sticky and I easily remove the gold because the plastic rubber has a higher sticky propiety than the egg solution.

[@PaintingtheLight]

Vasile thank you soo much for the tip !!!! Really helpful!

[@philippeattal3696]

Thank you so much my friend antonis for this amazing beautiful lesson on iconography it’s very helpful for me to get better !! Godbless you and keep you healthy!! 😍❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼☦️

[@PaintingtheLight]

Philippe thank you soo much!!

[@bohemiancupcakes]

this is so incredible!!! thank you for this resource

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you soo much!!!! 😊😊😊😊

[@bahumdinger8361]

Love the dogs barking

[@PaintingtheLight]

Ηaha! Thank you!!

[@ne6asniko]

Amazing! Good job, Antonis!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you so much!!!

[@MP-uz5ks]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ! Έμαθα πολλά!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Χαίρομαι πάρα πολύ που σε βοηθούν τα βίντεο!!

[@leonidasCorfu]

Thanks again for sharing! Wonderful!

[@PaintingtheLight]

I'm glad you like the video Leo!!!!!

[@yeetyeetyeet234]

i love your iconography, i have learned a lot and you have helped me improve my skills on Byzantine iconography, but i wonder have you ever tried the Ethiopian orthodox iconography style, you can if you want, it similar but kind of different. anyways keep up the good work you inspire many, God bless you

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you Nahum! I'm glad you like the videos. I ha e never worked with the style of Ethiopian Iconography. I'm sure it must have amazing examples of iconography

[@maryannerumancik3786]

Thanks Antonis. I have not heard about the talc powder before...looks wonderful. Gilding halos is something i struggle with. Probably my least favorite part of iconography because I find it difficult. You make it look easy!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thank you Maryanne!!

[@mauriziodaniele187]

Could you also do a tutorial on Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel?

[@PaintingtheLight]

That's a good idea but to be sincere it must wait some... Thank you though!!

[@fevronija]

I used recently kneadable gum for guilding decorations. It worked perfectly!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Nice!

[@exaryuko]

What for is kneadable gum? o.o

[@ulyana1748]

Dear Antonis, thank you so much for this video! Your calming speaking manner making everything so peacefull :) Could you please write the name of glue you used here?

[@ethnamcdermott8344]

Thank you for a very helpful video. I have a question. Is it necessary to seal the painted surface before adding the glue for the gold decorations?

[@filipesantos2948]

We understand you very well, Άντονη! Don't be wory hahaha

[@PaintingtheLight]

Thanks Filipe! :) I'm glad!!!

[@AvelinaCegarradecorAvis]

Wonderful

[@oOIYvYIOo]

thank you once more for sharing

[@PaintingtheLight]

Pedro thank YOU!

[@ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑΚΑΖΙΝΑΚΗ]

Γεια σας Κύριε Αντώνη!!!!!!🙂🙂

[@PaintingtheLight]

Καλώς την Ευαγγελια!! Να έχεις υπέροχο καλοκαίρι!

[@ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΑΚΑΖΙΝΑΚΗ]

Painting the Light Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ Αγαπητέ μας Κύριε!!! Και εσάς σας ευχομαι ένα καλό καλοκαίρι ΓΕΜΑΤΟ χαρές!!!

[@kat1029]

Antonis, what's the kind of red paint colour around the icon board? thank you.

[@athinaskla18]

Υπέροχο βίντεο!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ Αθηνά!!! Χαίρομαι αν σου ειναι χρήσιμο!!

[@gigig2492]

What glue do you use for the decorations? Do you have a link or brand recommendations? Is it “slow” size? Thank you

[@katherinenoggle6407]

Would it be possible to add just a tiny bit of pigment to the glue, just enough to tint it so you can see it better? Thanks for this video, it was very informative!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Katherine It might work but it might alter the adhesivness of the glue.... The flashlight tip might be bette

[@twizzlrrad5239]

What types of brushes would you recommend?

[@PaintingtheLight]

I use the DaVinci j1500 series

[@prithvijoseph9175]

Hello! Is there any way where I can send you a picture of the icons I painted?

[@PaintingtheLight]

Yes! You can find me at [e-mail] Thank you!!

[@ΜΑΡΙΑΣΚΟΡΔΑ-ι9ω]

Χριστος ανεστη χρόνια πολλα.. Ηθελα βα ρωτησω αν καποισ στιγμη θ α μιλησετε ελληνικα

[@gabichrysanthaki8742]

Αντώνη βοήθα λίγο κ την πατρίδα... Θέλω να δουλέψω πάνω στο χρυσό (αρχ. Μιχαήλ) το περνάω γομαλακα; ή υπάρχει άλλη τεχνοτροπία; σε ευχαριστώ απαντήσεις ή όχι... 🙏

[@PaintingtheLight]

Χάχα! Εγώ αν πρέπει να ζωγραφίσω πάνω σε χρυσό, περνάω την επιφάνεια με αυγόνερο αρκετά αραιό. Δλδ από το μπουκαλάκι με το αυγό βάζω μια δυο σταγόνες, κ μετά προσθέτω μια δεκαριά σταγόνες νερό. Κ όταν στεγνώσει, ζωγραφίζω κανονικά. 🙂

[@gabichrysanthaki8742]

@@PaintingtheLight ευχαριστώ ❤️ 🤗

[@johnmcg8232]

Can you make a SkillShare?

[@PaintingtheLight]

I have a course on teachable. 25 videos

[@BOIBOIJER]

Σε Άγγλους απευθύνεσαι?

[@PaintingtheLight]

Χαίρετε! Σε όλους όσους θέλουν να μάθουν αγιογραφία κ ζωγραφική.

[@zach6867]

Purple has a lot of symbolism in the Bible and in antiquity as a royal color, so purple robes usually depict royalty like in icons where Panagia is “Queen of heaven.” This is because purple pigment was very difficult to obtain before modern times. All throughout the Old Testament such as first in Judges, also in Proverbs and the book of Daniel among, purple is known to be a royal color.

[@markcornelius8802]

Thank you, Antonis!

[@PaintingtheLight]

Mark thank YOU!!!!! :)