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The Ultimate Guide to Miniature Painting for Beginners
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The Ultimate Guide to Miniature Painting for Beginners

An Introduction to Miniature Painting For Beginners
Last updated 8/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • What is a miniature painting and how do we create it?
  • Introduction to miniature art
  • Geometric design of Safavid style
  • Pencil practice
  • Pencil sharpening of the main part
  • Engraving practice
  • Engraving the original design
  • Cloud training in miniature
  • Tree training in miniature
  • Reminders of the basics and intervals in face design
  • Figure Drawing
  • Work with watercolors in miniature
  • Work with gouache in miniature
  • A combination of watercolor and gouache
  • Pardaz in miniature
  • Pardaz in Rock drawing
  • Pardaz in face drawing
  • Work with acrylic paint

Course content

1 section29 lectures4h 34m total length
  • Geometric design of Safavid style3:27

    Explore Safavid geometric design in Isfahan, then progress to pencilling and line drawing with a hairbrush. Learn to break down geometrical figures, number lines, and place the sketch at center.

  • Pencil practice4:40
  • Pencil sharpening of the original design Part 19:55
  • Pencil sharpening of the original design Part 26:46
  • Engraving practice5:48
  • Engraving the original design - part 110:37
  • Engraving the original design - part 210:46
  • Engraving the original design - part 310:43
  • Cloud drawing in miniature part 16:42

    Master cloud drawing in miniature by using circular and elliptical cloud forms, building shapes in three movements, shading with parallel, varying lines, and finishing with a hairbrush technique.

  • Cloud drawing in miniature part 29:28
  • Tree drawing in miniature7:33

    Master miniature tree drawing using pencils to create voluminous forms, diverse branches, and integrated strokes, emphasizing trunk and branch thickness and careful continuation for realistic miniature landscapes.

  • Reminders of the basics and intervals in Figure Drawing9:46
  • Figure Drawing8:59
  • Working with watercolors in miniature9:39
  • Working with gouache in miniature7:17
  • Combination of watercolor and gouache7:23
  • Pardaz in miniature part 110:21
  • Pardaz in miniature part 210:51
  • Rock design Pardaz part 19:34
  • Rock design Pardaz part 210:53
  • Rock design Pardaz part 310:52
  • Pardaz on the face part 110:58
  • Pardaz on the face part 211:43

    Master step-by-step miniature face painting by layering colors, darkening tones with blue and brown, defining elegant lip lines, a richly colored open eye, and beard and hair emphasis.

  • Pardaz on the face part 39:18
  • Pardaz on the face part 410:17
  • Working with acrylic part 111:17
  • Working with acrylic part 211:36
  • Working with acrylic part 314:47
  • Working with acrylic part 412:47

Requirements

  • You'll need some basic painting supplies, which you'll find listed in the "SUPPLY LIST" Video (there's also a downloadable, printable version).
  • No previous experience is necessary!

Description

Miniature painting is a traditional style of art that is very detailed, often referred to as painting or working “in miniature”.  Because of their origins as illuminations, they are also painted to have as smooth of a surface as possible.  (it is also suggested that miniature art may have been influenced by the medals of ancient Rome as well)  Miniature art can be traced back to ancient Egyptian manuscripts on papyrus scrolls.  Monks are also often highlighted for their contributions to early miniature painting with their beautifully illuminated manuscripts such as the Celtic Book of Kells and England’s Lindisfarne Gospels (both of which measure around 9″ x 12″).  Some early manuscripts contain miniature paintings on their pages that depict beautiful arrangements of life sized flower arrangements on their borders.  The history of miniature painting is also seen throughout the world in various other cultures.

Miniature painting began out of necessity for illustrating documents and manuscripts to aid those reading them during a time when many were not able to, before printing was invented.  The miniature helped to convey the story and meaning of the written word.  Therefore, the art of miniature painting is directly connected to the book arts.  The various sized illuminations (pictures) were cut out of these books or documents so that they could be carried more easily.  Later, developing from the carried miniature, portrait miniature artists were commissioned to paint small portraits – paintings that were used as we use wallet sized photographs today. These sizes of miniature paintings became popular with collectors and are often referred to as “hand held miniatures”.   Portrait miniatures were painted in larger sizes as well, for example master miniaturist, Nicholas Hilliard, Peter Oliver, and Sir Charles William Ross all painted works that were of a larger size.Sizes

Miniature painting is sometimes confused and assumed that the pieces must be small or depict subjects on a smaller scale to be considered miniature art, though this is not the case.  It is helpful to keep in mind that the origins of the term “miniature” have nothing to do with a size.  The word miniature comes from the terms ‘minium’ (used for the red lead paint used in illuminated manuscripts) and ‘miniare’ (Latin for ‘to color with red lead’).

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone from absolute beginners to experienced artists who want to learn or master miniature painting technique.