Introduction to Islamic Art: Create Biomorphic Patterns
Adding Sun Rays
A course by Esra Alhamal , Artist, Educator, and Podcaster
Joined May 2021
Joined May 2021
About the video: Adding Sun Rays
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn about sun rays: the additional lines that come out of your pattern.”
In this video lesson Esra Alhamal addresses the topic: Adding Sun Rays, 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 Sun Rays In this lesson, we'll talk about sun rays. Sun rays are called "sharafahs" in Farsi, and they are an added extra. You are welcome to add this into your painting or you can omit it, it's up to you. I like it as it gives fullness to the page. When you place this pattern on paper in the future, you can take considerations, if you want to add sun rays. The sun rays are usually free-hand. The only thing you'd need is to draw the lines with the ruler, to tell us where the lines need to be. Get a long ruler that will fit your whole "shamsa." You can put the lines from one end to th...”
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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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