The Northern Netherlandish artist Geertgen tot Sint Jans depicted sumptuous and costly gold-brocaded silk velvets in most of his paintings. This article discusses the different techniques employed in painting these textiles – the underdrawing, the build-up of the paint layers and the patterns – as revealed by technical examination, including closeup photography, tracings, infrared reflectography (IRR), X-radiography and scientific analysis. The study of the goldbrocaded velvets by Geertgen provides detailed information about the specific working methods used by this artist, which – in turn – are compared to those of Geertgen’s alleged teacher Albrecht van Ouwater, used in his only known painting: the Raising of Lazarus.