Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns
Drawing the Grid
A course by Esra Alhamal , Artist, Educator, and Podcaster
Joined May 2021
Joined May 2021
About the video: Drawing the Grid
Overview
“Geometric grids are the first step to creating your pattern. In this lesson, you will learn how to create an eight-pointed star grid.”
In this video lesson Esra Alhamal addresses the topic: Drawing the Grid, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns. Delve into the rich history of Islamic art to draw and paint intricate patterns that honor tradition and encourage experimentation.
Partial transcription of the video
“Drawing the Grid In this lesson, we'll talk about drawing the grid, but before we get to the grid, I want to show you the pattern that we will be doing in this unit. The pattern that we'll focus on is made by an artist called Muhammad al-Tabrizi. The fact that we have a name for the artist is unique because a lot of the manuscripts and the illumination work are not signed. This is the third for the artist himself and it's attributed to be to the Safavid period during 1576. That's like in the 16th century and it is my favourite period for all the manuscripts. This page is of a "shamsa." "Sha...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Ink Illustration, Painting, Pattern Design, Watercolor Painting
Esra Alhamal
A course by Esra Alhamal
Saudi artist, educator, and podcaster Esra Alhamal has dedicated her career to traditional Islamic art, experimenting with her own contemporary edge. She has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Interior Design, and a Master’s of Arts in Interior Architecture from London, where she is based. It was during her master’s that Esra spent her spare time taking Islamic pattern classes at the Prince's School of Traditional Arts.
Now a PhD candidate on the topic of traditional Islamic art history, she is determined to make the craft accessible and inspire others. She does so by sharing her expertise through workshops on the educational platform she founded, Islamic Illumination, and via her weekly podcast, Art Illuminated, which has received more than 15K downloads. Esra’s work has been exhibited in Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Bahrain, and she has participated in collaborative shows in London. Alongside her art career and PhD, Esra set up Bristle & Brush with her husband, a business that makes natural and plastic-free watercolors.
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