The Craft of Limning: Vellum, Gesso and Ivory

How miniatures were made and kept: gessoed vellum, hair brushes, enamel on copper — conservators and painters demonstrate.

Playlist by @portrait_miniatures

12 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. How was it made? Portrait Miniatures | V&A — Victoria and Albert Museum
2. Discover the techniques used to create portrait miniatures — National Portrait Gallery
3. How a Tiny Enamel Portrait Miniature Is Made | Painting with Glass and Fire — Victoria and Albert Museum
4. Conservation: portrait miniatures — Victoria and Albert Museum
5. The materials and techniques of Tudor portraits — National Portrait Gallery
6. Conserving our miniatures and illuminated manuscript cuttings — The Wallace Collection
7. Portrait Miniatures Skill Sharing Workshop at the National Portrait Gallery — National Portrait Gallery
8. Conserving Portrait Miniatures A Tiny Step Back in Time — The Conservation Center
9. Ask a Conservator: Portrait Miniatures — Senator John Heinz History Center
10. Painting Miniatures - learning from Nicholas Hilliard. Part One. — Penny Crichton-Seager
11. Painting Hilliard — Penny Crichton-Seager
12. Renaissance Watercolours: materials and techniques | V&A — Victoria and Albert Museum