Step By Step of painting a holy IconStep By Step of painting a holy IconStep By Step of painting a holy IconStep By Step of painting a holy Icon

Wooden panel choice and preparationWooden panel choice and preparation

Best type, the soft type…

Preparation with organic gluePreparation with organic glue

Best type: Rabbit glue

Adding the clothAdding the cloth

Best type: Linen

Applying preparation or what is called gessoApplying preparation or what is called gesso

Combination of organic glue and white

pigments

Drawing the sketchDrawing the sketch

Transferring the sketch and gildingTransferring the sketch and gilding

Working with colors: ProplasmWorking with colors: Proplasm

Defining the linesDefining the lines

Step by step and working with “light”Step by step and working with “light”

Final touches and varnishingFinal touches and varnishing

Animated progressionAnimated progression

Presentation prepared by Danny MREICHPresentation prepared by Danny MREICH

Icon of the holy Mother of God, “Theotokos”, Vladimiirskaia’s type, written by the hand

of Danny MREICH