Byzantine Iconography Painting Series 2: Hair And Beards 2

Long Hair and Long Beards

What you'll learn

How to paint different types of hair

How to paint different types of beards

Painting Long Hair

Painting Long Beards

Requirements

Learners should have competed at least Series 1 on Drawing the Face

Painting Series 1 Painting Basics Part 1

Painting Series 2 Hair and Beards Part 1

Description

Welcome Painting Series 2 Part 2 in which we will continue our journey into Byzantine Iconography by learning to paint hair and beards. If you are a beginner, I recommend that before starting this series you complete at least Series 1 on Drawing Faces and Painting Series Part 1: Painting Basics so that you have the right foundation to start this series. It will be divided into 3 parts to make is more accessible. In the first part we will be painted simple short hair , like that of St Dimitrios and a short beard, like that of Christ. Now in  Part 2 we will be doing long hair and long beards, and in Part 3 curly hair and grey hair and beards. I hope you enjoy the tutorials.The basic material you will need for these tutorials are:PigmentsYellow Ochre (or Iron Oxide Yellow)Iron Oxide BlackLight Mars Red (or Red Ochre)Medium Mars RedTitanium WhiteEgg EmulsionEggWhite wineLavender or Basil essential oil2 Plastic dropper bottles for egg emulsion and waterPaint brushes (rounds with a good tip, flats and riggers) Palette for mixing paint (a sheet of glass or plexiglass is optional)Container of water for cleaning brushes.Paper towelHot press watercolour paper for painting exercises.Resource PDFs with photographs of each stage of the painting process as well as related icons are included for each lesson.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 PS2.T3.1 Sketch

Lecture 3 PS2T3.2 Proplasmos

Lecture 4 PS2T3.3 1st Grapsimo

Lecture 5 PS2T3.4 2nd Grapsimo

Lecture 6 PS2T3.5 1st Photisma

Lecture 7 PS2T3.6 2nd Photisma

Lecture 8 PS2T3.7 3rd Photisma and Final Details

Section 2: Painting Long Beards

Lecture 9 Introduction

Lecture 10 PS2T4.1 Sketch

Lecture 11 PS2T4.2 Proplasmoi

Lecture 12 PS2T4.3 Grapsimata

Lecture 13 PS2T4.4 1st Photisma & Glaze

Lecture 14 PS2T4.5 2nd Photisma

Lecture 15 PS2T4.6 3rd Photisma

Lecture 16 PS2T4.7 Final Details and Corrections

Beginners in Byzantine Iconography