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Event Description:

With Shashirekha Prakash

This course lasts for 2 half-days: 10am - 1pm each day

Learn how to make Tanjore painting, a 450 years old traditional Indian art form from the southern part of India. It traditionally involves using 24 karat gold & semi precious gems to decorate embossed “ muck” paste made from Arabic gum & French chalk powder. This artform has traditionally been used to decorate temples, palaces and depicts images from sacred texts. In this workshop, participants will learn about Tanjore painting and recreate the effect using inks and acrylic paints while creating their own composition based on. Once it is dry, adding gold & then painting the figures.

There are some supplies at QPAC and paints/inks will be provided. It is recommended you bring a 000 size round brush or drawing ink nib as well as a few brushes, a pencil, ruler and eraser and scissors.

Many of these materials can be purchased from the Centre’s Art Shop (see reception for details).

Suitable for age 16+.

Price: £60 std | £55 mem

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Event Location:

Queens Park Arts Centre and Limelight Theatre
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