Saint Porphyrios, Saint Paisios & Saint Nectarios – Triptych Gold Foil Printing with Sandblasting – Mount Athos

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Triptych Gold Foil Printing with Sandblasting: Saint Porphyrios, Saint Paisios, and Saint Nectarios

An amazing triptych gold foil print featuring Saint Porphyrios, Saint Paisios, and Saint Nectarios.

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Gold Foil Printing with Sandblasting: Features

In the image representing Saint Porphyrios, Saint Paisios, and Saint Nectarios, the monk iconographer used the technique of gold foil printing to create a work of unique beauty. Gold foil printing is a type of thermal printing technique. Thermal printing is the method in which a very thin sheet of gold is applied to surfaces such as wood, leather, cardboard, or plastic by pressing a heated embossed plate (cliché) onto the surface. Around the perimeter of the image, the technique of sandblasting is also used. Sandblasting is a process in which part or the entire surface is eroded by the pressurized application of sand.