Kampos the icon’s background (literally translated as field, or valley n Greek), is the technical term (in the same language) for the background of a byzantine icon.

A mahlstick (or maulstick) mostly handmade is an essential tool for painting icons. It allows working on vertical surfaces without touching the fresh colors

How to create a Silk effect by adding color layers in egg tempera. Its about using “opposite” color  values in painting the sucessive layers on an icon

This time it is about how to protect your icon painting that is the top coats in icons.  I thought to deal shortly with them and the ways to finalize your work.