Islamic Illumination Painting Basics

كورس أساسيات التذهيب

If you always wondered how I paint my illuminations and my various paintings, this course will give you a breakdown of the needed tools, how to make the gold, how to prepare your paper and how to paint using four different templates.

This course is about the painting aspect of Illumination and it is the starting point for many illumination artists.

How to learn Islamic Illumination

You will learn:

  • Material preparation - including paper prep and shell gold making.

  • The full painting process following the traditional Islamic illumination method step by step and applied on one pattern.

  • Three additional pattern template to help you improve your skills and to apply the painting process.

  • Insight into becoming a practicing artist.

This course is mainly video footage that are nearly 2 hours. All the materials you will need (and alternative suggestions are listed on there too).

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Examples of the work students have produced in this course


Please note: The course format is via this website and all the videos and information are hosted directly on here.

You will have access to this course for 12 months and they start from the date of your purchase.