Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns
Adding the Biomorphs 1
A course by Esra Alhamal , Artist, Educator, and Podcaster
Joined May 2021
Joined May 2021
About the video: Adding the Biomorphs 1
Overview
“Now, you will learn how to draw biomorphs, the freehand aspect of the pattern.”
In this video lesson Esra Alhamal addresses the topic: Adding the Biomorphs 1, 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
“Adding the Biomorphs In this lesson, I'll tell you how to add your biomorphs on top of the geometric grid. Looking at the geometric grid, you might not think, "Oh, how am I going to do it?" Now, we'll do it together. I have the pattern next to me as a reference. I will be looking at it to try and pick the shapes to translate them for you in the drawing. I might simplify some of the curves and some of the lines. You can stick to what I'm doing or you can look at the image afterwards, it'll be attached and you can zoom in to see more details. To start, you need your tracing paper. I said we'd...”
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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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