The first Icon I painted was in the context of an Iconography class, and all materials were graciously provided to me. But for this Icon, I am on my own to gather everything...
..well, not quite alone. On Christmas morning, package after package contained another 'tool' for use in this process. And so, here's my current inventory:
Bottle for egg tempera/wine mix
Carbon Paper
Cheesecloth.
Dry Pigments
Buff Titanium 46280
Burgundy Red 11577
Chrome Oxide Green 44200
Copper Blue 45364
English Red 40542
English Red Deep 40545
Gold Ochre 11530
Iron Oxide Red 48200
Manganese Brown 40623
Slate Green 11354
Ultramarine Blue Light 45080
Verdigris 44450
Honey
Natural sponges
Needlepoint Tool
Paintbrushes (about 40 different shapes, widths & styles)
Palettes
Paper towels
Pine Board.
Putty knives & spatulas (about 6)
Razor Blades
Sandpaper
Tracing Paper
Water bottle w/ eye-dropper
Then, there's my wish list...ranging from must-haves to "well, it would be great IF..."
Dry Pigments
Bohemian Green 40810
Burnt Umber 40710
Caput Mortuum 48720
Davis Grey Dark 40940
Davis Grey Light 40910
Green Earth Light German 40800
Green Umber 40630
Natural Umber 40610
Ochre Avana 40200
Orange Ochre 40080
Pompei Red 40440
Red Ochre 40500
Satin Ochre 40250
Titanium white
Venetian Red 40510
Verona Green 11010
Yellow Ochre Light 40220
Linseed Oil
Phenol
Powdered Chalk
Powdered Marble
Powdered Rabbit Skin Glue
Sieve
I hadn't given much thought to Clement's halo. My Icon of St. Columba simply used a light golden ochre to signify his holiness...but many halos in iconography are actually gold leaf, rather than golden pigments...and I honestly don't know what to do. If I go for the traditional gold leaf, then I will also need:
Red clay
Gold leaf
Time to put in an order to Kremer Pigments in New York City!
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