Let's see how a Byzantine icon was manufactured.
1. First they had
2. They
were
to prepare the
processing
wood surface.
with beeswax and other
the
image
materials
3. Then, they would get
4.
Finally, they passed
stuck on the wood, a
several layers of plaster
linen cloth.
and they smoothed the surface with sandpaper.
Then they prepared a draft The painter was preparing the plan on paper
The painter copied the basic lines of the image in a very thin, almost transparent paper
Then he made holes with a thick needle on the lines. He put the punched paper on the wooden surface and then he made the painting using coal dust