What is a convention that Byzantine artists used to create icon paintings? Responses Artists placed figures in backgrounds depicted using one-point perspective. Artists placed figures in backgrounds depicted using one-point perspective. Painters depicted stylized clothing using gold lines to highlight folds. Painters depicted stylized clothing using gold lines to highlight folds. Artists painted religious leaders in lifelike settings. Artists painted religious leaders in lifelike settings. Painters used Classical conventions to depict stylized figures. Painters used Classical conventions to depict stylized figures.