Master - class icon Saint Healer Panteleimon

Iconography is a painstaking and time-consuming work, but you can master it if you wish. If you like to draw, are diligent and receptive to everything new, then you will like this master class.
In order to start work, you need to purchase everything you need, namely:
- a wooden board (size at your discretion), a cutting board without a handle is quite suitable;
- gouache paints;
- brushes of different sizes;
- PVA glue;
- varnish on wood, preferably matte;
- skin;
- white acrylic paint.
1. First we need to prepare a board. To do this, it must be thoroughly sanded and primed with white acrylic paint.
The soil is applied in two to three layers. Each layer is dried and sanded. When the surface of the board is perfectly flat, you can start drawing.
2. You can make a list with a real icon or take a picture from the Internet. With a simple pencil we make the eruption of the drawing.
If you can’t do it yourself, it’s worth using tracing paper. Attach tracing paper to the drawing, gently circle. And then transfer to the board. However, in this case, you need to choose a board for the size of the picture.
3. The outline of the pattern should be carefully circled with brown paint. Important: the paint must be mixed with water and PVA glue. And you need to do this so that the bottom layer of paints is not washed off.
4. Paint over the ocher paint, as shown. Do not forget to add water and glue.
5. At this stage, we have to fill the outline with color. It is important to take not just the color, but the darkest tone of the paint. For example, when we paint over the face (face), we take the darkest color, in this case - brown. Later, we will highlight the icon.
6. We have come to the most difficult stage of our work. We have to carefully draw each fragment and highlight all the details of the picture. Better to start with a face. In order to brighten a dark face, you need to take a paint of a lighter tone and apply several layers in the forehead, cheeks, nose. Then draw eyes, lips, eyebrows. We do the same work with folds on clothes. Dark places are highlighted with lighter paint. Glue must be added, otherwise the previous layers will begin to wash off. When the work is done, you need to make a frame. In order to draw a straight line with a brush, you need to put two gouache covers on the board, on top of the ruler and draw a line. If the line is too pale, repeat again.
7. At the end of the work, we will make an inscription on the icon and varnish the drawing. Varnish spray can be applied from a distance of 20-30 cm in two to three layers. When the work dries, it must be taken to the temple and sanctified. God help you!