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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There are so many styles and techniques to ceramic tiles. The term itself is a big umbrella to tens of variations. This post will focus on traditional Islamic tiles that use a black outline around the biomorphic (vegetal and floral) patterns.
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Best book for Islamic illumination that will provide you with pattern templates to paint straight away
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Islamic illumination is a traditional from of Islamic art. The main goal in this art is to use of gold to paint geometric and/or biomorphic patterns (organic and floral forms and motifs) to decorate the pages of Quran and books of poetry. Read More.
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Islamic patterns are divided to four major units: geometric unit, vegetation unit, animal based unit and Arabic calligraphy unit. Each of them is defined in this post - الوحدات الزخرفية تتكون من أربعة عناصر: الهندسية والنباتية والحيوانية والخطية
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