31) Drawing Islamic Biomorphic Motifs

About this class

In this introductory course to Islamic Biomorphic motifs you will learn how to draw the patterns and motifs you find on the walls of the great tombs, palaces, mosques and monuments of the Islamic work. You will learn how to see the geometric framework of the motifs as well as how to create compositions and colour combinations both traditional and contemporary.

Class Outline

This class will be over 3 days.
 

• Day 1: Intro to the leaf and how it is used Islamic biomorphic compositions. You will learn to create some different motifs from different locations in the Islamic world.
• Day2: Intro to the flower and how it is used in Islamic Biomorphic compositions. Where is it used and its significance. You will learn how to create flower motif from different locations in the Islamic world.
• Day 3: Flower motifs will be continued as well we will look at the animal motifs used in Islamic Biomorphic patterns.

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

• Students should bring their own sketchbook, compass, ruler and pencil case with erasers, pencils, coloured pencils or coloured markers etc.
• students should bring their own sketchbook, compass, ruler and pencil case with erasers, pencils, coloured pencils or coloured markers etc.

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: Sun, 17 Mar, 2019
End: Tue, 19 Mar, 2019
Lessons: 3
Days: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Time: 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: VCUQatar
Cost: 500

Instructors

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