In this artistic and practical course, you will learn one of Iran’s most beautiful and authentic traditional arts:
Seven-Color Tilework and Minai-Style Tile Painting.
Using overglaze colors and traditional techniques, students will create tiles with Islamic, Persian, and religious designs, including calligraphy of hadiths and poetry.
What You Will Learn:
- Techniques of Seven-Color Tile (Haft-Rang)
- Designing and transferring traditional patterns onto tiles
- Understanding and using specialized overglaze colors (turquoise blue, lapis lazuli, etc.)
- Working with glazed tiles for Minai-style painting
- Final firing and color fixation in the kiln
After Completing the Course, You Will Be Able To:
- Create artistic tile panels using the Seven-Color technique
- Design and craft traditional tiles for mosques, Hussainiyas, Persian homes, and decorative spaces
- Inscribe hadiths, poetry, and religious motifs on tiles