Icon writing class - online

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I noticed some places here in germany offer icon writing classes, and I would love to attend, but they are sadly too far away from my living place and/or a way to expensive for me. So I was wondering, are there online ressources for traditional icon painting? I only found art historic sources to differ the period styles or to general information on prayer during painting and technic.
Maybe anyone here have some further information? 🙂
 
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They don’t call it “painting.”

They call it "icon writing "
 
Thanks, I didn´t knew the term in english makes a difference in this case. In german they say just “malen” like “painting” even for icons.
 
You’re welcome.

I’ve seen many EO iconophiles correct people on this terminology, so I figured I’d let you know the proper English term.

As to your question: I would suggest getting in contact with an Eastern Orthodox or Catholic priest and asking for guidance.
 
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I frequent a board of Eastern Orthodox who are connoisseurs of iconography, and I can assure you they make a huge deal out of saying “we write icons, not paint.”

I suppose in English you can say either paint or write…meh
 
I don’t care enough to do that.

I just know in certain Eastern Orthodox circles they make a big deal about it.
 
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As to your question: I would suggest getting in contact with an Eastern Orthodox or Catholic priest and asking for guidance.
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I´m in close contact to a russian orthodox parish where I live, I will ask for the prayers during the process. The problem is, most literature or practical how-to literature they offer is still in russian as I am one of the few foreigners there. I noticed that the orthodox parishes in america have a more vivid “online life” with translated sources, so I hoped to find anything there. But it´s a good idea, thank you, I will ask after lent and the easter days when he is hopefully not that on the run as now.
 
I can see it fitting in with Websters definition of forming symbols with an instrument.
 
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