Iconography Tutorial: Painting the Face of Christ

By Julia Bridget Hayes
www.ikonographics.net
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[@CENTURION-xs6ky]

Perfect, especially when combined with the music. Many years ago I began to paint Icons on MDF board for friends and I thought I was doing well until an old chap told me off. Apparently I had been correcting the Originals and making the faces more realistic. As soon as he told me I checked and he was right, in doing what I had, I had made them ugly and taken something away. Mine were just modern looking pictures, not Icons. Thank you Kyrie Kafkaris, I hope the Saints watch over you.

[@monicapatriciaenrico8441]

He inspires love, devotion, He is full of energy, but when I look at him, I don t fell afraid

[@cookworm6]

Thank you so much for this video! You are so gifted, and it was incredible to see the icon develop with each step. Your expertise made it look easy!

[@gabyzamfir39]

Thank You so much. I'm a beginner, this is helping me so much .God bless your beautiful soul

[@The10161952]

Beautiful....brings me to tears! I will soon be taking a class in painting icons...can't wait!!

[@queencleo1151]

Very beautiful iconography!! I really love the subtleness of the features and blending of colours.

[@monicapatriciaenrico8441]

Fabolous painting. Jesus looks powerful and at the same time human.

[@nicksharma46]

No word for explain it............... mind blowing n heart touching painting really love it,😘♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@marufer8036]

Lo que me parece importantísimo es que se vea también como se trabajan los colores en la paleta. Me ha llamado mucho la atención que en ningún momento aparezca la paleta y los colores.

[@MilitaryRaiden]

Wonderful, concise and to the point. Thank you for posting.

[@mariagoncevatt5975]

Hermoso como pintas! Mi crítica es que el cabello es muy claro con respecto a la barba

[@MrMcHoodoo]

Praise God! Thank you for the awesome tutorial. Your work is beautiful. Your instruction is clear. Your skill and love for your Subject is amazing! Thank you!

[@rolingstoneful]

Gorgeous thank you for sharing

[@lesliea.aguillard2275]

why when I sign in and say I like a video like this, the count for likes never changes?

[@ameerasarathomas975]

you are a great artist... may the great lord bless you....

[@ikonographics]

Ameera Sara Thomas Thank you for your kind words. God bless!

[@Μαίρη-ξ3η]

Ευχαριστώ!!

[@Dive5344]

Υπέροχο!Ευχαριστώ !

[@200519862008]

Thank you!

[@vikidevries4441]

Thank you, very much!

[@tanguitoferoz9619]

awesome!!! . whats music?? please ....

[@ЧетаржуЯ]

Greek Orthodox Great Lent Hymns

[@ikonographics]

It's Psalms sung by the monks of Simonopetra monastery on Mount Athos.

[@highlander2222222]

Psalm 135

[@anthonyanderson2955]

Thank you for these great videos! I've watched them many, many times! When you write that you're using diluted color, are you diluting it with more egg solution or with water?

[@ikonographics]

Sorry about the delay in replying. KZbin can't be bothered to notify me about comments! I dilute it with more egg solution. .

[@spasenachevski1993]

Really beautiful... Can PLEASE tell us What kind of brush is used? What pogment you use? Medium that is used in how much % or part of medium and pogment you use? Really really THANKS

[@ikonographics]

Thank you for your kind words! I use Winsor and Newton Series 7 and Roubleff brushes. I use egg tempera (1:1 egg yolk:white wine with a drop of lavender essence). I work in tetrachrome so the pigments I use are iron oxide black, titanium white, ercolano red (& mars red) and yellow ochre.

[@spasenachevski1993]

Really really THANKS :-) I was painting an icon with acrylic on mediapan wood First I primed with UV connection then I was applied a homemade gesso with glue for wood and white acrylic policolor wor outdoor use.. after few layers gesso and left time of couple of hours for drying between layers .. for finish I used Acrylic Varnish (Glossy) P.S. Where can I send U an image of my icon that I have worked for one month and give me a professional opinion :-)

[@monicamonca7430]

OMG... you are divine! i want paint like you... how you did it?!

[@pappouanastasis]

Bravo Julia.

[@bernadettegreiner751]

Thank you

[@marufer8036]

Muy bien hecho el video se ve muy bien, agradecería subtítulos para las que no conocemos el idioma. Gracias.

[@alytzuca]

thank you so much for this tutorial! what kind of brushes do you use?

[@ikonographics]

You're welcome. I mainly use Winsor & Newton Series 7 and Roubloff Kolinsky sable brushes.

[@alytzuca]

+ikonographics thank you again! God bless you!

[@marjoriesebesta2557]

Beautiful and concise! Amazing work!

[@DAVA653]

What is this painted on?

[@ikonographics]

A gessoed linden wood panel

[@OverG88]

Amazing.

[@giorgikobeshavidze8890]

Beautiful....

[@copticmedia3806]

😃Very Wonderful

[@peterleone3264]

I love your Painting why is the peace of wood by the painting of Jesus love the music

[@ikonographics]

peter leone Thank you for your kind words. The piece of wood is to support my hand.

[@aleksandram1190]

What kind of wood do you use for icons?

[@ikonographics]

I use linden wood

[@aleksandram1190]

Thank you :) Only? Why it's special for icons?

[@sukumac9013]

Hello. Your work is inspirational. Do you offer courses? God bless you.

[@alexbanaga2202]

Very nice video

[@ameerasarathomas975]

is this oil painting?

[@ikonographics]

No, it is egg tempera.

[@ΘαΔείξει]

Το συγκεκριμένο πινέλο τι νούμερο είναι;

[@ikonographics]

Ορθοδοξία Ελληνισμός Είναι νούμερο 4 (Winsor & Newton Series 7)

[@ΘαΔείξει]

ikonographics ευχαριστώ!

[@doreenchristie1260]

Hi! divinely beautiful ..

[@yeoberry]

1. The second commandment (Ex. 20:4ff) is the only commandment that explicitly describes what is prohibited: making an image and bowing to it. Doing that very thing but claiming the images are not really idols but "icons" and the bowing isn't really worship but "veneration" is not convincing. 2. Canon 36 of the Council of Elvira states, “Pictures are not to be placed in churches, so that they do not become objects of worship and adoration.” 3. Origin (184-254) responded to Celsus by admitting that Christians used no images; he mocked the notion that images were helpful in worship, and, citing the Second Commandment wrote, “It is in consideration of these and many other such commands, that they [Christians] not only avoid temples, altars, and images, but are ready to suffer death when it is necessary, rather than debase by any such impiety the conception which they have of the Most High God.” (Origin, Contra Celsus, Book VII, Chapter 64.) 4. Eusebius (c. AD 263 - 339) wrote that even the incarnate Christ cannot appear in an image, for "the flesh which He put on for our sake … was mingled with the glory of His divinity so that the mortal part was swallowed up by Life. . . . This was the splendor that Christ revealed in the transfiguration and which cannot be captured in human art. To depict purely the human form of Christ before its transformation, on the other hand, is to break the commandment of God and to fall into pagan error." 5. Epiphanius (inter 310-320 - 403): "I went in to pray, and found there a curtain hanging on the doors of the said church, dyed and embroidered. It bore an image either of Christ or of one of the saints; I do not rightly remember whose the image was. Seeing this, and being loath that an image of a man should be hung up in Christ's church contrary to the teaching of the Scriptures, I tore it asunder and advised the custodians of the place to use it as a winding sheet for some poor person." He goes on to tell John that such images are “contrary to our religion” and to instruct the presbyter of the church that such images are “an occasion of offense.” (Epiphanius, Letter 51, chapter 9). 6. Hence we see that the "Orthodox" church radically broke away from the tradition of the early church.

[@GamerZz-yu7lw]

Covenant Caswell we use the Orthodox icons not to worship that piece of wood, or the colours, not the image... Icons are not idols... When we see an icon, we can easily connect to praying to that saint, or whoever it is, that is Holy. And by looking at the icon, we pray to he who is in Heaven, wheater it's God to help is, or Saint, to pray the Lord for us people... Here's a simple example: When we miss someone, we see him/her threw a photo, or picture... and we are kissing it - not the photo, but he/her who is on the picture, so when we kiss or worship an icon, we actually worship and kiss: God, Saints, Holy Virgin Mary, some happenings or icons of some happenings like: Easter, Christmas, Metamorphosis (Transfiguration), crussifixion,... and simply like that.... Icons for us are Heavenly reality between Heaven and Earth (God and human)... Icons are precious ! that's why Orthodox prayers don't pray statues, but icons... But also the face of the saint or God, has to be good, because it can't be whatever it is... And if it's icon, the face has to be perfect and the name written... May our Lord God bless us my brother/sister... Christ in our hearts ! That's why icons are not idols, and again that rule from Exodus still exists for us... besides miracles happen on icons, like crying, myrr streaming, blood streaming, and simply. God with us. amen!

[@pappouanastasis]

Η Ζ΄ Οικουμενική Σύνοδος στη Νίκαια το 787, καταδίκασε τις αποφάσεις της εικονομαχικής συνόδου και την εικονομαχική αίρεση και αναστήλωσε πανηγυρικά τις ιερές εικόνες και την προσκύνησή τους. «Προσκυνούντες τις εικόνες προσκυνούμεν ου τη ύλη, αλλά το εικονιζομένω, επειδή η της εικόνος τιμή επί το πρωτότυπον διαβαίνει».

[@elizataylor4666]

Nope...this is western version...Do your research of Russian Orthodox icons

[@ikonographics]

This is a byzantine icon, not western

[@ElCineHefe]

Read the second commandment if you think this is a Christian practice.

[@ikonographics]

Read Exodus 25:18,