Pelikan Scriptorium
Icon Painting for Kids
Welcome to the Pelikan Scriptorium! Quill, the kitty, is here. Christ and the Theotokos are here. Saints and paints are here! Learn from Elina about iconography and paint something yourself. Every episode will highlight a new part of the iconography process, and finish with a hands-on project for you to do on your own.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Drawing Garments
In this sixth episode of Icon Painting for Kids you’ll learn about drawing garments, and be encouraged to try to sketch some garments. How do you make fabric look like it’s folding and flowing? It’s complicated, but with practice we get better each time!
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Egg Tempera and Line Work
In this fifth episode of Icon Painting for Kids you’ll learn all about egg tempera, and be challenged to make an egg emulsion of your own, plus practice making various thick and thin lines with paintbrushes.
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Glass Icons
In this fourth episode of Icon Painting for Kids you’ll see Elina mount the wall icons she’s been working on so diligently, apply the gold leaf to the wall icons, and then be challenged to make your very own glass icon.
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Christ's Face
In this third episode of Icon Painting for Kids you’ll see how iconographers work with colors from dark to light, and be challenged to draw a typical iconographic face.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Tracing Icons
In this second episode of Icon Painting for Kids you’ll say hello to Quill, learn about the creation of really big wall icons found inside churches, and will be challenged to trace a favorite icon using simple tools you likely will have at home.
Elina Pelikan