Persian Illumination (Tezhip) Masterclass by Mariyah

About the Artist, Mariyah (@houseofmariyah)

Art was never created in isolation, this is Mariyah’s motto, the artist behind House of Mariyah. At the age of 11, Mariyah was introduced to the world of Oil painting which she pursued and mastered through out her school years. With this introduction into the art world, she broadened her artistic horizons and went on to learn various art forms from the world over.

Finding beauty in traditional art, she created a niche wherein she assimilates various traditional art forms to create contemporary works of art. She is an avid student and practitioner of Kirigami (Japan), Persian Illumination(Persia), Sacred geometry (Persia) And Arabic Calligraphy (Thulung and Nasak script). She is self taught as well has had the opportunity to study under masters of various arts.

As she believes that art was not created in isolation , neither should the knowledge of these art forms be limited to their particular regions. Therefore, upon observing and personally experiencing the troubles of finding proper teachers and relevant educational material on Persian illumination, she has decided to help bridge this gap and to conduct workshop in the art of Persian Illumination.

Persian illumination is a 13th century art form which originated in Persia and incorporates the heavy use of gold along with arabesque and floral elements to represent nature in a divine form. The basis of which lies in balance and symmetry.

Here's what you'll learn at this Masterclass:

Session 1 (2 hrs)
Overview of history of Persian Illumination
Practice drills
Basic structure elements

Session 2 (3 hrs)
leaves
Buds
Sepals
Variations

Session 3 (2 hrs)
Top view flowers
Side view flowers
Variations

Session 4 (2 hrs)
Spirals
Placement of elements
1 complete final drawing

Session 5 (2 hrs)
Painting techniques

Materials Required:

1. Regular sketch paper - for drawing
2. 120 gsm or higher paper for painting.
3. Pencil
4. Ruler
5. Compass
6. Graph sheet/grid/ dot sheets (optional)
7. Basic acrylic or Gouache paints
8. Black acrylic/gouache paint
9. Gold paint(optional)
10. Paint brush- size 0 or 000
11. Print out of the practice sheets mailed to them

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