Free painting flower templates to help you sharpen your painting skills!
This is completely free and all the templates are already provided to get you painting
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Painting templates from historic Qajar Quran to help you sharpen your painting skills!
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Painting templates from historic Mughal manuscript and botanical paintings to help you sharpen your painting skills!
This is completely free and all the templates are already provided to get you painting
Read MorePainting promote from historic Ottoman ceramic plates and dishes! This is completely free and all the templates are already provided to get you painting
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This post highlights the floral system used in Turkish Ottoman manuscripts and tiles.
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Natural pigments are a fascinating subject and in this post you will learn the basic types to pigments from organics to minerals. You will also learn the basics of paint making from pigments.
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Everything you need to know about Gouache paint, what it is? how it is used? Best gouache paint brands and how to start painting with gouache.
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Where to find Islamic Patterns to paint?
Pattern Books
Mosques, Gardens and Palaces
Museums and Galleries
Digital Libraries
The subject of botany in Indian miniature is different than the how it is portrayed and painted in European/Western botanical studies. The subjects in Indian miniature are stylised plants and trees that are more focused on the aesthetics and the beauty of nature rather than the scientific aspect. As the name suggests a lot of the miniature work is done on a small scale with very fine brushes.
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How to get started with Islamic patterns? I am writing this guide to help you get started with Islamic art and patterns.
What is Islamic Art?
What are islamic patterns?
What are the islamic pattern types?
Where to learn islamic geometric patterns?
Where to learn biomorphic patterns?
What’s the meaning of Islamic pattern?
This post covers the basics of botanical drawing and botanical painting and break it down to eight steps that will help you get started.
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Botany is so fascinating and I am trying to understand it better to create better artwork. I took two workshops to help me: Introduction to Botany and Painting Botany and Taxonomy and I am going to share all the things I learnt with you on this post!
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Have you always wanted to learn the art of islamic illumination (tezhip) and it is always taught far away from you? Well now you can learn the basics with me online and start making your own gold and painting with it following the traditional painting order!
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This gift guide is perfect for the Islamic art lovers, artists and creatives in your life and it will fill you with ideas.
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What are the recommended brushes used for Islamic illumination? Is there a perfect size for islamic illumination brushes? What are the best brands?
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Can artists declutter and have a clutter-free spaces? My artist friend said it was impossible, but I disagree. Here are fives to help you declutter and minimise your art space to have empty surfaces to work on.
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Lustre tiles are shiny and have a gold like layer on top, but there is a method to making and painting them that you might not read about in making ceramic tiles. This post will tell you how to do your own tile from start to finish!
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