Students work more independently. They plan compositions, study how master works are built, and develop a personal portfolio across drawing, painting, Islamic geometric design and mixed media. The six units repeat as a three-year rotation, and each year is complete in itself, so a student can join in Year 2 or Year 3. Each year closes with critique and an exhibition.
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Unit 1: Elements of Art
Year 1 · Design Principles: Unity, Contrast, Rhythm
Year 2 · Compositional Analysis: Persian Miniature
Year 2 · A Composition in the Miniature Manner
Year 3 · Notan: Light-Dark Design Studies
Unit 2: Drawing Foundations
Year 1 · Two-Point Perspective: Islamic Streetscape
Year 1 · A Street in Two-Point Perspective
Year 2 · Gesture and Figure Drawing
Year 2 · From Gesture to a Sustained Drawing
Year 3 · Architectural Rendering: Masjid Facade Design
Unit 3: Color Theory & Painting
Year 1 · Gouache Techniques: Flat Colour and Layering
Year 2 · Monochromatic Value Painting
Year 3 · Oil Pastel: Expressive Islamic Garden
Unit 4: Islamic Geometric Art & Pattern
Year 1 · 10-Fold Star: Compass and Ruler Construction
Year 1 · A 10-Fold Tile, Constructed and Finished
Year 2 · Muqarnas: 3D Geometric Vaulting
Year 2 · Drawing the Muqarnas You Built
Year 3 · Original 10-Fold Panel: Design and Execute
Unit 5: Mixed Media & World Art Traditions
Year 1 · Quranic Illumination: Illuminated Page Project
Year 2 · Ebru (Turkish Marbling): Pattern and Process
Year 3 · Muslim Artist Spotlight: Rachid Koraichi
Unit 6: Portfolio & Projects
Year 1 · Thuluth Calligraphy: Monumental Script
Year 2 · Artist Statement and Portfolio Assembly
Year 3 · Reading a Portfolio: What Development Looks Like
Year 3 · Rotation Portfolio and Written Rationale
Every Year · Portfolio Exhibition: Formal Public Presentation
