Masterclass: Mughal Miniature Painting
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Explore a painting tradition that has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years. Students will be taken through step by step techniques rooted in the time of Akbar and the Mughal ateliers of northern India. Each stage of completing a miniature painting in the Mughal tradition - from preparing handmade paper, mixing paint, burnishing with agate stone, to finally learning how to use a squirrel hair brush for fine detailing and perdacht (shading) and applying a decorated borders - will be taught in this week-long masterclass.
Having followed rigorous traditional training under miniaturist Mehendra Sharma, and painting for more than 34 years, master of Indian miniature painting Ajay Sharma provides students a thorough understanding of the materials, procedures and skills required to make a traditional Mughal miniature painting. With the assistance of Vinita Sharma, also renowned for her expertise in pigments and shell gold, students will learn about different colours of gold and its application to the painting, as well as the technical care in working with delicate brushes.
A rare opportunity to work with established masters of this century old tradition, new and existing students of the miniature practice will receive insightful feedback from a living expert and gain incredible knowledge of the craft, deepening their understanding of the tradition and raising their practise to the next level.
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About
Explore a painting tradition that has remained largely unchanged for hundreds of years. Students will be taken through step by step techniques rooted in the time of Akbar and the Mughal ateliers of northern India. Each stage of completing a miniature painting in the Mughal tradition - from preparing handmade paper, mixing paint, burnishing with agate stone, to finally learning how to use a squirrel hair brush for fine detailing and perdacht (shading) and applying a decorated borders - will be taught in this week-long masterclass.
Having followed rigorous traditional training under miniaturist Mehendra Sharma, and painting for more than 34 years, master of Indian miniature painting Ajay Sharma provides students a thorough understanding of the materials, procedures and skills required to make a traditional Mughal miniature painting. With the assistance of Vinita Sharma, also renowned for her expertise in pigments and shell gold, students will learn about different colours of gold and its application to the painting, as well as the technical care in working with delicate brushes.
A rare opportunity to work with established masters of this century old tradition, new and existing students of the miniature practice will receive insightful feedback from a living expert and gain incredible knowledge of the craft, deepening their understanding of the tradition and raising their practise to the next level.
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