Unit 3: Painting Essentials

£255.00

Take your icon painting skills to the next level by focusing on the most expressive and technically demanding aspects of Byzantine iconography. Over 10 lessons (15 hours total), you will refine your painting techniques while learning the principles of composition used in traditional iconographic art.

Ideal for students who have successfully completed the previous units.

Take your icon painting skills to the next level by focusing on the most expressive and technically demanding aspects of Byzantine iconography. Over 10 lessons (15 hours total), you will refine your painting techniques while learning the principles of composition used in traditional iconographic art.

Ideal for students who have successfully completed the previous units.

Course Details:

🗓 Start Date: 14th Ocotober 2026

⏰ Schedule: One lesson per week
⏳ Time: 18:30–20:00 (UTC+0)
💻 Platform: Google Meet

What You Will Learn:

How to paint facial features, faces, clothing, drapery, and hands
Traditional techniques for rendering garments and expressive details
An introduction to composition in Byzantine iconographic painting
Practical painting skills with personalised guidance from your teacher

Lesson Structure

Lesson 1 - Painting Drapery
Lesson 2 - Painting the nose, eye and lips
Lesson 3 - Painting hands
Lesson 4 - First steps of painting a face
Lesson 5 -Painting the skin and hair
Lesson 6 - Finishing the skin and hair
Lesson 7 - Final detains of the face
Lesson 8 - Painting clothing
Lesson 9 - Painting clothing
Lesson 10 - Painting the final details of an icon