Sunt iconograf și am unul dintre cel mai apreciat shop românesc de icoane bizantine de pe Etsy. Acum lucrez la o catapeteasmă. AMA
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Sunt iconograf și am unul dintre cel mai apreciat shop românesc de icoane bizantine de pe Etsy. Acum lucrez la o catapeteasmă. AMA

Sunt iconograf român și pictez icoane bizantine de aproximativ 20 de ani. În prezent, atelierul meu are unul dintre cele mai mari shop-uri românești dedicate iconografiei bizantine pe Etsy, iar lucrările noastre au ajuns în colecții din întreaga lume.
În perioada aceasta lucrăm la unul dintre cele mai mari proiecte ale atelierului: o catapeteasmă completă pentru o biserică ortodoxă.
În fotografii sunt primele patru icoane împărătești, fiecare de aproximativ 120 × 60 cm. Două sunt deja într-un stadiu destul de avansat, iar celelalte două sunt încă la început.
Lucrăm tradițional, pe lemn, cu grund preparat în atelier, tempera cu ou și foiță de aur.
Dacă sunteți curioși despre iconografie, tehnica picturii bizantine, aurire, cum se realizează o icoană de la zero, cât durează, cât costă sau cum e să trăiești din asta în România și să vinzi lucrări în toată lumea — AMA. Întrebați-mă orice.

u/basilicpainter — 1 day ago

I’m a Byzantine iconographer currently working on a full church iconostasis. AMA!

https://preview.redd.it/uw89udl8o9kh1.jpg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0d75c53530e0a34a380263cbd7ee3d5e1f094e6a

I’m a Byzantine iconographer from Romania, and this is one of the largest projects currently in my workshop: a complete iconostasis for an Orthodox church. These four large icons are approximately 120 × 60 cm (47 × 24 in) each and are being painted entirely by hand using traditional techniques — wooden panels, gesso, egg tempera, natural pigments and genuine gold leaf. Two are already well underway, while the other two are still at earlier stages, so I thought this might be an interesting moment to share the process. If you’re curious about Byzantine iconography, egg tempera, gilding, preparing large panels, how an iconostasis is designed, how long something like this takes, or what it’s like doing this professionally… Ask me anything!

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u/basilicpainter — 1 day ago

I’m a Byzantine iconographer currently working on a full church iconostasis. AMA!

https://preview.redd.it/3f6epvg1o9kh1.jpg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae45df026db00e701f105ecea919c88f56242b6a

I’m a Byzantine iconographer from Romania, and this is one of the largest projects currently in my workshop: a complete iconostasis for an Orthodox church. These four large icons are approximately 120 × 60 cm (47 × 24 in) each and are being painted entirely by hand using traditional techniques — wooden panels, gesso, egg tempera, natural pigments and genuine gold leaf. Two are already well underway, while the other two are still at earlier stages, so I thought this might be an interesting moment to share the process. If you’re curious about Byzantine iconography, egg tempera, gilding, preparing large panels, how an iconostasis is designed, how long something like this takes, or what it’s like doing this professionally… Ask me anything!

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u/basilicpainter — 1 day ago
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24 seconds. Over 100 hours of work. A handmade Byzantine icon.

This icon was created using traditional Byzantine techniques: a handmade gesso panel, genuine 23.75k gold leaf, and egg tempera prepared by hand. Every stage—from gilding to the final brushstroke—is completed using traditional methods that have been preserved for centuries.

u/basilicpainter — 1 month ago

Traditional Byzantine icons are painted with egg yolk, not water

Many people are surprised to discover that traditional Byzantine icons are not painted with colors mixed in water or oil.

In classical iconography, the pigments are mixed with egg yolk emulsion — exactly as iconographers did centuries ago. ✨

Even today, I still prepare the emulsion using eggs gathered from our own home-grown chickens, together with natural pigments and genuine gold leaf.

Ancient techniques, still alive.

u/basilicpainter — 3 months ago