The Technique of Icon Painting [Paperback]

Ramos-Poqu (Author), Guillem Aci (Author), Guillem Ramos-Poqui (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Search Pr Ltd (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819216240
• ISBN-13: 978-0819216243
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #556,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Icon Information and Beautiful Pictures!, March 31, 2000

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H. Voran "hvoran" (Amarillo, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Technique of Icon Painting (Paperback)

This is a wonderful resource for someone who would like to know more about how to paint some of the most beautiful Christian icons. There are beautiful photos of many of the most famous icons, along with step-by-step instructions on how to paint them. There is also fascinating information about the meditative value of painting icons. This book was used in our church to teach a middle-school aged Sunday School class about icons, and the kids then created their own. They were so well done that many church members asked for prints of the students' work! The students are looking forward to doing them again this year.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction in Many Ways, February 12, 2006

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James Anderson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Technique of Icon Painting (Paperback)

This book is a good introduction to icon painting, but be forewarned that it does not offer advice on how to draw, which is the most important part of icon "writing". The author tells us to copy the icon photos provided in the book, and not to trace them. But he offers no advice on how to compose a "face" (e.g. make sure that there is one eye's distance between the two eyes; make sure that they are placed in the middle of the head, etc.). The person with no art background may buy the book, try to copy one of the icons, and then mess up and become discouraged and give up because they do not know these basics. Overall, I would recommend this book, but also, if you have no art background, buy a small book on drawing (specifically on artistic anatomy).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource for the Beginning Icon Painter, January 29, 2009

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Margotte Julionsci "illuminati37411" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Technique of Icon Painting (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book -- it helped me get started painting or "writing" icons many years ago. I was able to make two beautiful icons without a teacher helping me, having only painted one other picture in egg tempera in my life.

I would suggest that the rank beginner not hesitate to trace the drawing if he needs, unless you're planning to sell it or put it in a church. Later on, you can "write" your own icon. The best parts of the book are the step-by-step color pictures of the icons in progress. The weakest sections of the book (writing as a now much more experienced egg tempera painter)are the complicated instructions for mixing and applying the egg tempera -- the directions about strictly varying the amount of egg from layer to layer, and then applying an egg yolk nourishing layer, just aren't necessary. Just mix in enough egg to get an eggshell, not matte, finish. But everything else in the book is helpful, and overall a wonderful introduction to icon painting.