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
CURRENT COURSE
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A Carpet Page from the Timurid Quran
Zoom Online Course
Organised by Iranian Arts Society, SOAS
What this course teaches you:
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How to draw the geometric structure
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How to draw individual motifs in this page
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Where to add your creative touch?
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Preparing the paper; staining, sizing and burnishing procedures
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How to make the shell gold
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Tracing and transferring the pattern on our prepared papers
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Gilding, mixing colours and applying them
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Delicate outlining
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How to draw the braided band
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​How to draw and paint the needle-like patterns and finish the work
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Date:
06 May - 24 July
(Every Saturday)
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Time:
4pm- 6pm
(BST)
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Course Fee:
£210 for SOAS Students
£250 for non-SOASians
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MORE ABOUT THE COURSE
While working on this piece, you will be familiar with the basics of composition especially regarding how to fill the geometric tiles with the motifs. The focus will be on a quarter of the composition, however, through completing 1/4 of this structure, students will acquire the required skill and knowledge to complete and paint the entire pattern by themselves.
The course will be running in 8 consecutive weeks with each session lasting 120 minutes. During the course, participants will be able to send their practices to our tutor and receive the instructions and feedback individually. No background in arts 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 £15 discount, If you register by 04 Apr 2023!
This practice-based course focuses on a beautiful carpet page, a folio taken from a 15th-century Quran manuscript. The course aims to instruct how to simply analyse, draw and paint this folio in the Timurid style. The participants will practice various steps of making an illuminated page; from drawing the design and preparing the paper to a finished work.
If you are a SOAS student, please email iranianartssociety@gmail.com to register
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Organised by Iranian Arts Society, SOAS
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a Safavid Border
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Golden Border
Organised by Iranian Arts Society, SOAS
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Learn to draw the vegetal motifs, use them in composition, calculate the border, make shell gold and apply the gold .
Islamic illumination course
Golden Border
Organised by Iranian Arts Society, SOAS
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Learn to draw the Khataei and Islimi motifs, compose them in a Shamsah, pain, outline and shade them.
