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• What islamicillumination.com course should I choose?

• How to get started with Islamic patterns?

• What is Islamic Illumination?

• Join an Islamic Illumination Workshop (Live on zoom monthly or recorded, there are lots of options to choose from!)

Recorded Online Courses - click on each option to see all the details

• Basics of Islamic Illumination

• Biomorphic Pattern Analysis

• Mamluk Manuscripts - intermediate, jointly taught with Samira Mian

• Uzbek Patterns - intermediate, jointly taught with Samira Mian

• Timurid Manuscript page

• Design your own biomorphic patterns

For monthly practice and support:

• Join the illumination club!

• New offering: BBArt Circle - Subscription box for painting and art supplies

Tools

• Paints, Papers & Brushes for Islamic Illumination

• Does your brush size matter? Best Illumination Brushes

• Gouache Paint Explained

Books

• Books for Islamic Art, Illumination and Patterns

• Persian Illumination Books

Free Tutorials

• Where to find Islamic Patterns to paint?

• Persian Illuminations Tutorial

• Turkish Illumination Tutorial Tezhip

• Making Shell Gold for illumination Tezhip

• Paint Making from Pigments

Golden Flower Challenge with free floral templates

• Golden Flower Challenge 2022

• Golden Flower Challenge 2021

• Golden Flower Challenge 2020

• Golden Flower Challenge 2019

• Golden Flower Challenge 2018

• Golden Flower Challenge 2017

Artists Resources

• How to Instagram like an artist? (Five ways to make the most of Instagram as an artist)

• Can artists declutter and have a clutter-free spaces?