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Introduction Sculptures are one of the oldest visual art forms in existence. Sculpture painting is done by using various colorful binded paste and strategically placing it on the canvas to create a 3 dimensional piece of art. Sculpture painting is a Russian Art created using tinted plasters. In this form of painting, different sizes of palette knives are used with plasters of different colours to create various motifs. The common motifs are flowers. Learning to wield a palette knife smoothly on the coloured plaster to create a beautifully shaped painting is the crux of this art form. Artist : This workshop will be conducted by Ummehani Kapadia (@fusionarts.studio). A visual artist, graphic designer and a sculpture painting artist based in Mumbai who has completed her studies in Cairo, Egypt in the faculty of Arts and Design and now has been practicing art since several years. In this 5 hour workshop you will learn the basic techniques of sculpture painting, the formation of each petal in a proper way. At the end of the session the participants will sculpt a beautiful single rose and some leaves to create a lovely elegant frame that can be used as a decorative piece. Date: 4th and 5th December 2021 Time: 2:30-5:30 PM (Saturday) 3:00-5:00 PM (Sunday)

Islamic Art of illumination is a 13th century art form which originated in Persia and incorporates the heavy use of gold along with arabesque and floral elements to represent nature in a divine form. The basis of which lies in balance and symmetry. Illumination meaning light, Uses gold highlights for decorative painting of motifs traditionally used to decorate the pages of Quran. Later on, "Art of The Book" extended to embellishing other books of literature. Collection and gifting of such books eventually became a status symbol owing to the valuable art of Illumination. Our Artist: Alefiya Abbas Ali Alefiya is a Karachi, Pakistan based Traditional Islamic Artist. She holds a degree in fine arts with distinction. Her major subjects were traditional printmaking and Mughal miniature painting. After her graduation in 2012 she participated in many exhibitions and workshops. Traditionalist to the core. Her passion to learn more about traditional Islamic arts- Geometry, Ancient Islamic manuscripts, Miniature painting and Illumination brought her to VM Center of Traditional arts(Karachi centre of Prince’s School of Art, London) She secured 1st position in the program. Alefiya believes that her skills and creativity got a golden touch of knowledge and understanding of Traditional Islamic art. Her art is inspired by intricate designs of ancient Islamic manuscripts and miniature paintings. Alefiya practices traditional methods. From creating her own paints from natural pigments extracted from minerals, rock, plants and animals to making pure shell gold. She aims to revive the traditional Islamic arts so they can be recognised, glorified and celebrated today, as they were in the past. Duration: 2 hours 4:30pm-6:30pm

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” Photography is a skill that has garnered a lot of attention in the times we live in because of the opportunities it provides and the impact it carves in minds. In this workshop expand your understanding of the subject and learn the basics with the master photographer. Shk Taha B. Raja has travelled the most exotic places and learnt from a rich experience of expeditions. For this workshop he will be simplifying the following topics: -Equipment -Exposure -Composition -Basics of Shutter, Aperture and ISO among other photography tips. Participants get a chance to interact, get feedback and learn in real-time by the Internationally acclaimed photographer. This is a 2 hours workshop is via Zoom. Kindly Note: 1. This workshop will be held on Zoom on the mentioned IST time 2. The pictures shared are original work of the artist and are shared for the reference of this workshop. 3. The material provided and resources shared related to this workshop are meant only for the participant. The class cannot be viewed by anyone else. 4. Resources to workshop will be shared only after the registration is completed 5. There shall be no refund in case the participant is unable to attend the workshop. They can access the recorded version of the workshop in this case. Full refund shall be made if the workshop gets cancelled by Radiant Arts *All Photographs used in the post creatives belong to Photographer Taha Raja.