İznik cini Patterns: from drawing to painting
5-week online series with Nagihan Seymour
June 4- July 2 (5 Thursdays) | 1 pm - 3 pm ET
Course fee: $155
Open to all skill levels, ages 16 and up | Recordings will be available
Course Description
In this 5-week online series with Nagihan Seymour, participants will learn to draw and paint Iznik Cini (Ottoman tile) patterns in different styles.
Participants will learn how Iznik designers organized space, such as medallions, repeating fields, and borders in a tile, and how semi-stylized flowers (such as tulips, carnations, saz leaves, rosettes, and palmettes) are organized within the compositions to produce a harmonious, repeating surface that is characteristic of classical Iznik ceramics.
There will be an option for student to share their work with the instructor, who will provide feedback on their progress during the sessions.
What you will learn:
Step-by -step guided practice to draw and paint symmetrical patterns.
Study historical Iznik examples to understand traditional patterns and how to compose them.
Learn to draw Iznik motifs and borders incorporating semi-stylized florals.
Compose tile panels with medallion with continous border.
Learn to apply Iznik-inspired color palette (cobalt blue, turquoise, bole red, green accents and dark outlines) with layering techniques creating a glazed surface on paper.
Class schedule:
June 4 (Week 1): 1 pm -3 pm ET
June 11 (Week 2): 1 pm- 3 pm ET
June 18 (Week 3): 1 pm -3 pm ET
June 25 (Week 4): 1 pm - 3 pm ET
July 2 (Week 5): 1 pm -3 pm ET
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Materials
300 gsm watercolour paper (hot pressed preferred for smooth finish)
Watercolor or gouache paint (gouache preferred for opaque finish) (red, green, blue, turquoise, white)
Palette
Tracing paper
Pencil (Mechanical, HB or 2B preferred)
Ruler
Compass
Brush sizes (00 and 000): Use any cheap synthetic brush to mix paints. For painting motifs, Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable watercolor brush is recommended. Please note that the watercolor brush is not the same as the miniature brush!
Instructor Bio
Nagihan Seymour is a Turkish Illumination (Tezhip) artist based in the U.K.
Nagihan has a background in Materials Engineering. She studied with Turkish illumination and calligraphy master Hanifi Dursun. Nagihan has created her own unique style by merging classical geometric designs with traditional illumination.
She exhibits and teaches in the U.K. and internationally and has won accolades for her work.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/nagihanseymour/
Website: https://www.nagihanseymour.com/