Year Semptember 2026

This 3-day course offers an immersive experience in the beautiful art of Indian, Mughal and Persian miniature painting. Working in small groups of 6, you'll get the chance to build on your own painting and illustration skillset, and learn traditional methods and techniques for creating a more complex composition no bigger than A4, from start to finish. You'll design your own composition using traditional imagery provided by us, including flora and fauna, architectural elements, and a figure.

Suitable for students who have completed the beginner course, or who have some prior knowledge and experience in fine art and illustration.

Bring your own packed lunch for our 45-minute lunch break, refreshments will be provided.

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By the end of the course, you will learn how to:

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• Prepare your ground and transfer your image

• Use a fine squirrel-tail hair brush

• Use your wrist and the 360° movement of your wrist/brush

• Prepare a colour palette using high-end natural pigments and student-quality watercolours

• Create a composition with multiple elements (figure, nature such as trees and flowers, buildings, animals, etc.)

• Use a finishing technique called Pardakht (stippling)

• Add a simple lined border with a gold band

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All materials will be provided and shared amongst students, you'll take your finished work home in a tote bag.

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All images and details will be emailed prior to the course, giving students time to select the elements they'd like to incorporate into their composition.