OUR COURSES
Basic & Intermediate Level
A taster in which students are introduced to the basics of Indo-Persian Miniature Painting. This course is for those who appreciate this art form and who are inquisitive and curious to learn more about its execution.
Students will be taught how to make a copy of famous miniature paintings,
by using traditional methods and materials.
Drawing in Brush with Ink and colour or Siyah Qalam
and Neem Rang
Siyah Qalam or drawing with a unique handmade squirrel tail hairbrush and lamp black is a highly creative and refined practice, which enables students to exercise the old Persian, Mughal, and Indian drawings and also draw from life/nature.
Students are taught to translate three-dimensional into two-dimensional by using different modular systems of drawing.
This course encourages students who have a passion for drawing and design and can develop an eye for extreme detail.
The Advanced Level
This course is for those who wish to continue from the primary and intermediate levels to the advanced level.
From the preparation and treatment of ‘Wasli’ (paper/ground for painting), pigments, polishing, burnishing of paper, and painting, to the making of brushes from squirrel tail hair and gilding.
Everything is taught in the traditional way.
Story Telling & Narrative building
Indo-Persian miniatures from the 13th to the 16th centuries were produced almost exclusively as part of the illuminated manuscripts of the era, making the narrative in miniature painting a vital part of the art form.
This course is unique and encourages those who have ideas to work from stories, poems, and prose, and are interested in venturing into the art of book illustration.
