ISLAMIC ILLUMINATION COURSE
The courses aim to not only make you familiar with the beauty of this art, but also teach you in an authentic way. These courses do not just focus on the techniques, they provide you with required knowledge and skill of drawing
UPCOMING COURSE
Golden Border:
(Vegetal Motifs)
What this course teaches you:
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Drawing the vegetal motifs
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Using the motifs in a composition
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Calculating and structuring the border
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Making the shell gold
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Preparing the paper
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Applying the gold
Date:
05 Nov- 17 Dec
(Every Saturday)
Time:
4pm- 6pm
(GMT)
Course Fee:
£180 for SOAS Students
£220 for non-SOASians
MORE ABOUT THE COURSE
We will work on a quarter of the composition, however, through completing 1/4 of the border, students will acquire the required skill and knowledge to complete and paint the entire border by themselves.
The course will be running in 7 consecutive weeks with each session lasting 120 minutes. The classes will be held in a group format; however, students will be able to send their practices to our tutor and receive the instructions and corrections individually. No specific background is necessary, so beginners are also welcome.
Please note that the course will be recorded and you will receive the access link within a few hours after the live session. If you wish to rely on the recorded class, you will get the full help and support from our tutor during the course. Once you register, you will receive the list of the required and optional materials.
Early Bird registration will get £20 discount, If you register by 22 Oct 2022!
Mostly, the borders in Persian manuscripts are lavishly and extensively decorated so that they can be considered an independent form of art from the paintings that they surrounded. From vegetal to figural and animal motifs are portrayed widely in the manuscripts borders.
This course will explore these monochrome golden borders, and the focus will be on the floral and vegetal motifs.
If you are a SOAS student, please email iranianartssociety@gmail.com to register
PAST COURSES
Islamic illumination course
Islimi Patterns
Organised by Iranian Arts Society, SOAS
Learn to draw various Islimi motifs (biomorphic motifs), use them in composition, paint, outline and shade them.
Islamic illumination course
Khataei Patterns
Organised by Iranian Arts Society, SOAS
Learn to draw various Khataei motifs (floral and vegetal), use them in composition, paint, outline and shade them.
Islamic illumination course
a Safavid Border
Organised by Iranian Arts Society, SOAS
Learn to draw various Khataei motifs (floral and vegetal), use them in composition, paint, outline and shade them.
