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206) Secondary Level Basic Silk Painting

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Advanced Silk Paiting 2 585 585 80

About this class

Course participants must have taken the Elementary level Basic SilkPainting course as a prerequisite for this class. Students will learn more advanced Silk Painting techniques, like i.e. silk pencil / color bar, and more advanced batik techniques

Class Outline
  • Stretching the silk without frame, drawing design onto the silk and applying resist on silk
  • Silk Pencil and Bar Techniques
  • Advanced Batik
  • Silk Crafts
  • Fixing paints, washing and ironing

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

Participants are required to buy their own materials and bring them to every class – below items can be bought from the lecturer during the first class at the price of QAR 250.-

  • 1 nos  50 cm / 50 cm fine 100% silk pieces-QR 15×2= QR 15
  • 1 no Black coloured Gutta Liner for silk (i.e. from Marabou)= QR 15
  • Silk Pencil and Bar = QR 30
  • Freezer Paper= QR 10
  • 1 palette = QR 5
  • Tool kit= QR 35
  • 3 brushes= QR 15
  • Salts- QR 20
  • Wax- QR 5
  • 6 silk paints=6*15=QR 90
  • Silk craft sheet & paper= QR 10

On occasions, there may be some more materials to be bought and brought in if and when advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:
  • Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
  • Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
  • Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
  • Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
  • Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Fri, 10 Feb, 2017
End: Sat, 11 Feb, 2017
Lessons: 2 * 4 hours
Days: 1 weekend, Friday and Saturday
Time: Friday 2pm – 6 pm and Saturday 2 pm to 6 pm
Location: VCUQatar, Room 177
Cost: QAR 425

Instructors

Rashmi Agarwal New 150 150 80 1

Rashmi Agarwal
Lecturer

Rashmi was born in India to a well-educated family and is presently living in the State of Qatar. After completion of her professional degrees in law and commerce, she pursued her passion – the art of silk painting. The mesmerizing world of colours and intricacies of design and patterns on silk never cease to intrigue her. She is on the Board of Directors for Silk Painters International (SPIN), a member of the Fine Art America, The GSP international forum, and several other forums. She is also a Founder and President of MAPS art community in Qatar. She also conducts silk art courses and workshops for adults and children in her Art Studio. After holding a series of exhibitions featuring her silk paintings on various mediums, Rashmi Agarwal wants to enter the fashion world with her designer scarves that pack in a brilliant burst of colours, East-West fusions, and Middle Eastern motifs.

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