The icon, written by hand, is made with a thought and a prayer about the person to whom it is meant to bring God's blessing and peace into his life along with it.
Such an icon can become that family heirloom that will be passed down from generation to generation.
How are our icons painted?
In the writing of the icon, every detail, every step, is important.
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1. Selection and preparation of the board.
In our icon painting workshop the icon is written on a specially made lime board with oak keys.
The key is the oak insertion on the back side. Used to ensure that the board does not lose its shape, because it is not the solid board that is used for the icon, but it is glued together from several parts.
The dowels can be embedded both inside the board and outside.
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2. Lefkas.
On the front side of the board are glued pavoloku - a cloth made from natural flax, which will help preserve the integrity of the soil.
Then, several layers of special soil are applied, which in the iconography is called gesso.
The back side of the board can be covered with wax, varnish, stain or, if desired, cladding velvet.
3. The sketch.
When the board is ready, a contour drawing of the future icon is made.
4. Gilding.
Gilding is one of the most complex processes. Correctly executed gilding gives a correct perception of the icon. Several layers of alkaline varnish are applied to the gilding places, then a mixtillum, which must be kept for 3-12 hours.
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gilding of a halo gilding of fields gilding background and gilding fields with hand carving
6. Registration of icons, packing.
You can order an icon in a cage, or in a gift box, as in the photos below.
On the box we can make any inscription: name, date, or phrase
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Estimated cost
| the size | price, uah letter | Price, UAH gold halo | price hry gold background | price uah gold carving | price, uah letter, with the ark | Price, UAH gold halo with the ark | price hry gold background with the ark | price uah gold carving with the ark |
| 10х15 | 3000 | 4050 | 5250 | 6000 | 3750 | 4650 | 5550 | 6750 |
| 16х20 | 4500 | 5550 | 7500 | 8800 | 5250 | 6150 | 7800 | 8550 |
| 20х24 | 6400 | 7050 | 9000 | 10500 | 6750 | 7800 | 9600 | 10800 |
| 24х28 | 7200 | 8550 | 11250 | 12000 | 7800 | 8550 | 11100 | 11850 |
| 20х30 | 7800 | 10500 | 11250 | 12000 | 8250 | 9000 | 11550 | 12300 |
| dimensional | 9000 | 10200 | 14250 | 15000 | 9750 | 10800 | 14850 | 15750 |
Order icons - a very demanding, important and interesting process.
If you want, you can take part in every stage: image selection, letter style writing, gold design, pattern selection for gold carving, packing, lettering, etc. or trust our masters, who, with their many years of experience, trust this for sure.
We have also presented ready-made icons in our shop in Kiev , which took part in international exhibitions and other very beautiful icons.
Come and visit us! We will be very happy!
