The design stages

The design stages of a byzantine icon are briefly:

• Design of the icon on paper
• The preparing the wooden surface
• Preparing the anthivolo (preliminary drawing, template)
• Printing anthivolo on wood
• Gilding of the icon
• Underpaint based on the background  of the icon  (Proplasmoi)
• Grapsimata (dark rendering)
• Lammata (bright rendering)
• Face characteristics
• Face Lammata (flesh brightness)
• Inscription on the icon
• Varnishing

Each stage can be accomplished with various techniques. The values of each icon depends on the time and the materials dedicated to the icons.

Icons available dimensions

Thickness	2cm	2,5cm	3cm	2,7cm engraved	3,2 engraved
width/height	25/35	25/35	30/40	25/35	30/40
	30/40	30/40	40/50	30/40	30/45
	30/50	30/50		30/45	30/50
		35/50			40/50
		40/50			40/60
		40/60

Samples

 Hagia Agapi

 Hagia Marina

 Hagia Sofia

Hagioi Anargyroi

Samples

St. Paul 20 x 30 cm

Samples

My art

Wooden canvases

Agia Aikaterini (25 x 35 cm)

 Agia Eirini Chrisovalantou (30 x 40 cm)

Holy Mary, copy of Gorgoipikoos (30 x 38 cm)

Holy Cross, (40 x 25 cm)