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Hello, dear friends and colleagues.
My name is Anthony Gunin, I'm an orthodox priest and iconographer. Welcome to my second icon painting online course, which is dedicated to the creation of the icon of Eleousa.
You will see the whole process of painting from the beginning to the very end and I’ll be with you with my hands and explanations.
The whole course lasts a total of about 28 hours and includes 7 thematic lessons that cover transferring the image to the icon board, applying the basic color spots, outlining and shading garments, highlighting them, painting the body parts and the hair, making assist and, at last, titling the image.
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These 7 lessons are divided into 61 parts, approximately 30 minutes each (28 hours of training material), so if you decide to participate in our classes, be patient and allow enough time for study. If you acquire the course with feedback, I will watch your progress, comment on your works and answer your questions in a secure Telegram chat for two weeks from the start of your studies. I want to warn you, this course requires some experience and basic painting skills from participants.
So may God help us and let’s go.
List of necessary instruments and materials for the course "Eleousa" used by Anthony Gunin Iconography.
- The gessoed icon board or other type of basis for icon (gessoed MDF or ampersand). Adviced approximate size - 12.5"x 9.5".
Paints.
- Pigments: golden ochre, raw sienna, titanium white, lapis lazuli, french vermilion.
- Watercolors: ivory black, alizarin crimson, cobalt blue hue, cadmium yellow.
Brushes.
- Round №: 5, 3, 0, 0/3, 0/18.
- Filbert №: 8, 0.
- Flat oval №: 8.
Stuff.
- Automatic pencil with hard graphite (4H)
- Half round scalpel
- Dropper
- Palette or several small cups for paints
- Conteiner for egg emulsion
- Conteiner (usually glass) for water
- Piece of some soft material under hands
Egg emulsion.
- Egg emulsion medium: egg yolk (1 part), water (2 parts), white vinegar (1.5 parts), several drops of gallipot mastic. I use Mastixfirnis by “Schmincke”. But it is not necessary, you can easily replace it with dammar varnish, which you can purchase in every art store. The adding quantity is the same - about 3-4 drops on 50 ml of emulsion.
Stuff for making golden assist.
- Book of gold leaf loose
- Special prepared suede pad
- Double-edged gilding knife
- Lampenzel
- Cotton discs or pieces
- Chalk
- Lubricant for lampenzel
- Jar with wort (suslo)
Required files are attached to Lesson 1. Part 1 - drawing (proris)_1.1.jpg, negative_model.jpg
Course Curriculum
Introduction
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Lesson 1. Preparation of the drawing on the surface of the icon board.
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Lesson 2. Applying the basic color spots.
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- 2.1 - The second flat-lay. Applying the first primer ochre layer and its intensification on the certain spots. Putting the color linings under the basic color spots of the image. (37:33)
- 2.2 - Making and applying the color of the background, followed by its processing and refining. (23:00)
- 2.3.1 - Making and applying the color of the maphorium of Mother of God. Refining its silhouette, mending and fixing holes and bald spots on the colored surface. (35:57)
- 2.3.2 - Continuation of the work on the maphorium of Mother of God. (31:45)
- 2.4 - Making and applying the blue colors of the Mother of God’s mutch and the Savior’s chiton. Refining their silhouettes, mending and fixing holes and bald spots on the colored surfaces. (15:09)
- 2.5.1 - Making and applying the color of the “golden” edging of the Mother of God’s maphorium and the Savior’s himation. Refining their silhouettes, mending and fixing holes and bald spots on the colored surfaces. (27:34)
- 2.5.2 - Continuation of the work on the “golden” parts of garments. (22:56)
- 2.6.1 - Making and applying the color of the body parts. Mending and fixing holes and bald spots on the colored surfaces. (24:31)
- 2.6.2 - Continuation of the work on the body parts. (27:56)
- 2.7 - Making and applying the color of the halos. Mending and fixing holes and bald spots on the colored surfaces. Applying the color of the cross on the Savior’s halo. Mending and fixing holes on it. Making and applying the color of Christ’s hair. (30:20)
Lesson 3.
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- 3.1 - Outlining of the Mother of God's maphorion (32:31)
- 3.2 - Shadowing of the Mother of God's maphorion (21:03)
- 3.3 - Shadowing of the Mother of God's maphorion. Continuation. (27:04)
- 3.4 - Outlining and shadowing of the Mother of God's mutch (29:09)
- 3.5 - Outlining of the Christ's chiton (21:30)
- 3.6 - Shadowing of the Christ's chiton (15:18)
- 3.7 - Shadowing of the Christ's chiton. Continuation. (27:06)
- 3.8 - Outlining and shadowing of the gilden edge of the Mother of God's maphorion and the golden Christ's himation (23:15)
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- 4.1.1 - Applying the rough highlights on the Mother of God's maphorion. (41:15)
- 4.1.2 - Applying the rough highlights on the Mother of God's maphorion. Continuation. (33:47)
- 4.2.1 - Glazing the Mother of God's maphorion. (36:27)
- 4.2.2 - Mending and refining it's highlights. (37:53)
- 4.2.3 - Another glazing and final refining the maphorion highlights. (21:46)
- 4.2.4 - Another glazing and final refining the maphorion highlights. Continuation. (31:16)
- 4.3 - Lining the negative layer under the highlights on the Mother of God's mutch. Applying the highlights on the mutch. Glazing it. (28:28)
- 4.4.1 - Applying the highlights on the Christ's chiton. (28:38)
- 4.4.2 - Applying the highlights on the Christ's chiton. Glazing it. Making the last accents. (38:39)
Lesson 5.
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- 5.1 - Drafted outlining of the facial features. Applying the rough primary shadows on the body parts. (36:37)
- 5.2 - Intensification the body shadows. (22:27)
- 5.3.1 - Smoothing the body shadows. (36:06)
- 5.3.2 - Smoothing the body shadows. Continuation. (34:40)
- 5.4 - Applying the primary highlights on the body parts. (24:04)
- 5.5.1 - Smoothing the body highlights. (22:50)
- 5.5.2 - Smoothing the body highlights. Continuation. (35:36)
- 5.6 - Clarification the facial features. (29:27)
- 5.7 - Rouging the body parts. (22:34)
- 5.8 - Making the light accents on the body parts. (19:50)
- 5.9 - Applying the primary highlights on the Christ's hair. Clarificaton the highlights on the strands of Christ's hair. (32:07)
- 5.10 - Glazing the Christ's hair with the following clarification of the it's strands. (23:07)
- 5.11 - Outlining the Christ's hair. (23:57)
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- 6.1 - Preparation of the parts of surfaces intended for gilding with application of a chalk layer. Drawing the assist lines of wort on these parts (upper star of virginity and the borders of capuche of maphorion). (38:04)
- 6.2. - Applying gold leaf on the prepared parts. Removal of excess gold. (30:41)
- 6.3.1 - Making the paint and refining the assist lines on the gilded parts. (39:27)
- 6.3.2 - Making the paint and refining the assist lines on the gilded parts. Continuation. (30:29)
- 6.3.3 - Making the paint and refining the assist lines on the gilded parts. Continuation. (32:25)
- 6.4.1 - Applying chalk, drawing the assist lines and gilding them on Christ's clavius. Refining the assist on the clavius. Refining of the assist on the lower part of the himation belt. (18:19)
- 6.4.2 - Applying chalk, drawing the assist lines and gilding them on Christ's clavius. Refining the assist on the clavius. Refining of the assist on the lower part of the himation belt. Continuation. (24:43)
- 6.4.3. - Drawing the assist lines, gilding and refining them on the himation belt. (37:33)
- 6.5.1 - Applying chalk and drawing the assist lines and on the rest part of Christ's himation. (18:51)
- 6.5.2 - Applying chalk and drawing the assist lines and on the rest part of Christ's himation. Continuation. (32:08)
- 6.6.1 - Gilding the assist lines and refining them on the bottom part of Christ's himation. (34:50)
- 6.6.2 - Gilding the assist lines and refining them on the bottom part of Christ's himation. Continuation. (37:10)
- 6.6.3 - Gilding the assist lines and refining them on the bottom part of Christ's himation. Continuation. (21:21)
- 6.6.4 - Gilding the assist lines and refining them on the bottom part of Christ's himation. Continuation. (30:51)
- 6.7 - Making the assist on the lower star of virginity, gilding it and refining it on both of the stars. (36:54)
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- 7.1 - Outlining the halos, including the cross on Christ's halo. Drawing the titles on this cross. (15:27)
- 7.2 - Applying the color, similar to the cross on Christ's halo, to the borders around the image. Inner outlining this frame. Mending and refining it. (39:34)
- 7.3 - Titling the icon with the holy names of Lord Jesus Christ and the Most Holy Mother of God. (23:10)
- 7.4 - Making the perimeter strip (opush) on the edges of the icon. (30:34)
You can choose from the four options:
1. Video only. In this case you pay $ 300 and work on one's own.
2. Feedback. If you have already bought Video only, you can get access to Intensive by paying an additional $ 200.
3. Intensive. For $ 500 you get access to video tutorials and comprehensive support from instructor fr. Anthony Gunin. Two weeks of phased intensive classes with a check of your work in close individual chat in Telegram. You post photos of your work on it's each stage, ask questions and receive detailed answer with recommendations from fr. Anthony. 1 hour in a day you can get any advice. On the each stage of work requires a limited time (about two-three days).
4. Individual training. For $ 800 you get personalized online training from instructor fr. Anthony Gunin without time limits. Сlasses at a convenient time for you with a check of your work in close individual chat in Telegram, videocalls if needed. Obligatory completion to the final result.
Receipt of payment for the course goes to your email automatically.
Access to the video for those who paid for the course is not limited in time. The course is in English, in the player you can find the subtitles function (also in English). To switch it on you need to push the button CC and choose "English".
This is a complicated work, that's why if you will not dedicate it enough time, you can't complete it by the two weeks. If you're unable to finish your icon for some reasons, at least you have an opportunity to get skills for completing work. Although it should be enough time for these two weeks for it, provided your intense everyday work.
Moreover, after finishing course you have an opportunity to get separate consultation ($ 70 per hour) with the instructor according to your wish and his possibility.
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