Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns
Tracing and Transferring
A course by Esra Alhamal , Artist, Educator, and Podcaster
Joined May 2021
Joined May 2021
About the video: Tracing and Transferring
Overview
“It's time to learn how to repeat your design in a circular motif and transfer the design onto watercolour paper.”
In this video lesson Esra Alhamal addresses the topic: Tracing and Transferring, 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
“Tracing and Transferring In this lesson, we'll talk about tracing and transferring from the construction that you've done into your watercolour paper to start painting. Firstly, we'll make sure that everything is accurate. I'm back to my little tape to tape in different tracing paper. A big one this time because you want to cover the whole circle that we've done, just so you know where the marks are. You don't need to mark every single line, but it's useful to mark at the centre. Then, you'll make marks where the slices are. I've already done this slice here, so you'll mark it from the cent...”
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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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