{"id":2408,"date":"2025-12-29T21:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/?page_id=2408"},"modified":"2025-12-29T23:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T23:07:56","slug":"useful-resources-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/es\/useful-resources-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful resources &amp; links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2408\" class=\"elementor elementor-2408\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2dfb03 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2dfb03\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0f9382 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0f9382\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8ede1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a8ede1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Useful resources &amp; links<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae3edcc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae3edcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3322e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3322e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are a huge range of websites, books, and videos that can help you learn more about Islamic geometric patterns and how to construct them. Here is our recommended list, based on the resources that we have used and what others have recommended to us.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3715995 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3715995\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d0594 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76d0594\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a07bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a07bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Alhambra-specific<\/h2><p>For a comprehensive treatment on the patterns that can be found in The Alhambra, Granada, Manuel Martinez Vela\u2019s books are an invaluable resource. The story of Alhambra Mosaic Studio started in 2018 when our founder purchased a copy of <em>\u201cThe Alhambra With A Ruler And Compass\u201d<\/em>. This provides an accessible introduction to a collection of patterns found in mosaic and plasterwork in the palace of the Alhambra.<\/p><p>This was followed up in 2022 with <em>\u201cHow To Draw The Mosaics Of The Alhambra\u201d<\/em> which covers every mosaic found in the palace as well as the Alhambra Museum &#8211; an astounding book with over 600 pages of drawing and instruction.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 8376e2b4-c422-41d3-bffd-adc9fb64237f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e48101c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e48101c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee3296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ee3296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how_to_draw_mosaics_alhambra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how_to_draw_mosaics_alhambra.jpg 726w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how_to_draw_mosaics_alhambra-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how_to_draw_mosaics_alhambra-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/how_to_draw_mosaics_alhambra-600x482.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67eebc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67eebc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Islamic Geometry<\/h2><p>This is a small selection of books that explain how to construct islamic geometric patterns from first principles. Books are listed in increasing order of difficulty and price. If you get just one book, we recommend the very first in this list.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: a88f02b8-c776-4923-98b1-29887655675b --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c93df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80c93df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7afb166 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7afb166\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73028b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a73028b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry<\/h3><p>This slim volume is a highly digestible yet surprisingly wide-ranging book on islamic geometry and the construction of patterns from the principal families and grids. At 64 pages, it packs a lot of essential information into a tiny book, explaining both the meaning and construction of islamic geometric patterns.<\/p><h2><!-- notionvc: f2f6b7ed-e733-41aa-ab6f-cd57db2e7cb8 --><\/h2><p><!-- notionvc: 8376e2b4-c422-41d3-bffd-adc9fb64237f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aee04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8aee04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77de25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f77de25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_genius_for_geometry-241x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_genius_for_geometry-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_genius_for_geometry-768x955.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_genius_for_geometry-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_genius_for_geometry-600x746.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_genius_for_geometry.jpg 804w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d3fa10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d3fa10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b5b6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30b5b6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985ed66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985ed66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Arts &amp; Crafts of the Islamic Lands &#8211; Thames &amp; Hudson<\/h3><p>This book, published by the the School of Traditional Arts, provides an overview of the principal elements of islamic art (geometry, caligraphy and islimi), and their various applications in ceramics, plasterwork, woodwork, illumination, and more.<\/p><p>In terms of geometry, this book covers over 200 pages of theory, from construction of squares, triangles and hexagons to five-fold, six-fold and eightfold patterns.<\/p><h2><!-- notionvc: 824ef9a8-8377-4134-ab1d-8209d7f7f27b --><\/h2><p><!-- notionvc: 8376e2b4-c422-41d3-bffd-adc9fb64237f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d00ef6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d00ef6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da3800b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da3800b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arts_crafts_islamic_lands-269x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arts_crafts_islamic_lands-269x300.jpg 269w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arts_crafts_islamic_lands-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arts_crafts_islamic_lands.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eeba52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0eeba52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a878b3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a878b3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9a6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a9a6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Islamic Design: A Mathematical Approach<\/h3><p>Widely regarded as one of the best books in the field, and written by Brian Wichmann (responsible for the Tiling Search database) and David Wade (responsible for the Patterns in Islamic Art website). This book is split into two parts, with the first part covering the historical, cultural and religious context of islamic geometric patterns and their regional variation, and the second part providing a detailed mathematical analysis.<\/p><h2><!-- notionvc: 044b713e-4b69-48e0-a382-43fefcbdee81 --><\/h2><p><!-- notionvc: 8376e2b4-c422-41d3-bffd-adc9fb64237f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae90927 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae90927\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634517e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"634517e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_mathematical_approach-199x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_mathematical_approach-199x300.webp 199w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_mathematical_approach-8x12.webp 8w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/islamic_design_mathematical_approach.webp 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c77c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4c77c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2513ce1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2513ce1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e663f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e663f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: zcool; color: #ffffff;\">Web resources<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e80cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e80cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: zcool;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline; font-family: zcool;\" href=\"https:\/\/patterninislamicart.com\/\">Patterns in Islamic Art<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">An invaluable resource featuring David Wade\u2019s extensive photo collection of islamic geometric patterns on location, covering Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Iran, India, Turkey, and Transoxiana. Patterns include their equivalent digital rendition in the Tiling Search database where relevant. This website also includes scans of several important books on islamic geometry including the Topaki scrolls and Les \u00e9l\u00e9ments de l&#8217;art arabe.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: zcool; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/tilingsearch.mit.edu\/\">Tiling Search<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Project by Brian Wichmann providing a searchable database of islamic geometric patterns. Patterns can be searched by origin, symmetry, and the presence or absence of specific polygons. Now maintained by MIT.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"font-family: zcool; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samiramian.uk\/\"><u>Samira Mian<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Samira Mian is an educator on Islamic geometric art. Aside from downloadable pattern tutorials (see below) and equipment recommendations, her site features a comprehensive review of a wide range of books in the field, as well as a much more comprehensive resources library compared to our own website!<\/span><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: aab99f3d-e1c3-4c99-9029-ae3764684be4 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7477c7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7477c7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3cd7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb3cd7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Live courses (in-person and online)<!-- notionvc: d8724d64-7458-4777-9714-a98c4131d7ab --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079d322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"079d322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a style=\"font-family: zcool;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.artofislamicpattern.com\/\"><u>Art of Islamic Pattern (Online \/ Study trips on location)<\/u><\/a><\/h3><p>Founded by Adam Williamson &amp; Richard Henry in 2008, the Art of Islamic Pattern offers online courses, short courses at their London studio, and annual international study trips to famous sites of Islamic art and architecture including Fez, Granada, Cordoba, Istanbul, Cairo, and more.<\/p><h3><a style=\"font-family: zcool;\" href=\"https:\/\/schooloftraditionalarts.org\/\"><u>School of Traditional Arts (Online \/ UK)<\/u><\/a><\/h3><p>Founded by the Prince of Wales (now King Charles III) in 2005, the School of Traditional Arts offers short-term courses and Postgraduate programmes covering a wide range of traditional arts, with geometry as the unifying core. Courses cover islamic art as well as medieval Christian art, with a focus on techniques and practice as well as theory.<\/p><h3><a style=\"font-family: zcool;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacredartofgeometry.com\/\"><u>Sacred Art of Geometry (UK)<\/u><\/a><\/h3><p>An educational centre offering short courses in sacred geometry all year round in Emerson College campus in East Sussex, founded and led by Daniel Docherty.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 587ac927-ff90-4933-a286-883927ec4679 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba71ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ba71ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7161d74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7161d74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5f8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5f8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: zcool; color: #ffffff;\">On-demand tutorials<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c23a7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c23a7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: zcool; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/artofislamicpattern.com\/online-classes\/online-course-archive\/\">Art of Islamic Pattern archive<\/a><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Art of Islamic Pattern have a large archive of online courses taught over the years including guest appearances form leading islamic geometric artists and educators.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: zcool; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/samiramian-shop.fourthwall.com\/en-gbp\">Samira Mian tutorial packs<\/a><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Samira Mian has a huge and ever-increasing collection of pattern tutorials on her site, as well as a Youtube channel covering some of the most popular patterns across the Islamic world. Her tutorial packs often teach how to construct a number of pattern variations from the same underlying grid, as well as painting and colour inspiration from her many past students from online and in-person workshops.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: zcool; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/mohamad-aljanabi-s-school.thinkific.com\/collections\">Islamic Geometric Pattern Academy<\/a><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A website by Mohamad Ismail Al Janabi with a number of in-depth courses on fourfold, fivefold, and sixfold patterns. Course are organised by difficulty level, with some courses teaching 30+ patterns, pattern files included.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: zcool; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/sandykurt.com\/online-courses\">Sandy Kurt<\/a><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sandy Kurt is known for her impossibly miniature and precise drawings of islamic geometric patterns and provides a set of courses on constructing Zellige patterns.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><!-- notionvc: e84aec45-4111-4eb8-b273-cc5fcf19621b --><\/span><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: aab99f3d-e1c3-4c99-9029-ae3764684be4 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-017e1c1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"017e1c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90cb02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90cb02a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Software programmes<!-- notionvc: d8724d64-7458-4777-9714-a98c4131d7ab --><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08724ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08724ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is nothing quite like the tangible experience of working with geometric tiles directly or drawing your own patterns with a pencil &#8211; but these digital tools can help your experiment more quickly and build complex patterns and designs:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1817603 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1817603\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bc237 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2bc237\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9f966 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb9f966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/girih_zellige_apps-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/girih_zellige_apps-2.png 323w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/girih_zellige_apps-2-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/girih_zellige_apps-2-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177eea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"177eea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Zellige \/ Girih<\/strong><\/h3><p>These Mac applications are useful beginner tools to see how patterns can be made from individual shapes, or for experimenting with different colour schemes. Patterns can be exported as SVG or image files.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 60621d56-c735-4062-8a12-5af4b6f46e14 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ed838 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09ed838\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fcf7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fcf7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/geogebra-rgw2y6u223qlwsb22a1zq2oqjawn4jlc0z5kp6u9uk.png\" title=\"geogebra\" alt=\"geogebra\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39334b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39334b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Geogebra<\/strong><\/h3><p>Geogebra (a combination of geometry and algebra) can be used to draw islamic geometric patterns precisely with the ability to export in SVG format. This app has a steeper learning curve especially when applied to islamic geometry, so we recommend the following tutorials:<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/mathemartiste.com\/learn.html\">Sarah Brewer (Mathemartiste) &#8211; Geogebra courses<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sandykurt.com\/geogebra-geometric-patterns\">Sandy Kurt &#8211; Geogebra for Islamic Geometry<\/a><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 37114c2f-09c7-4152-9394-86d91b50cd40 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d52803 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d52803\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a741253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a741253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/procreate_logo-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2438\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/procreate_logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/procreate_logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/alhambramosaic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/procreate_logo-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7a0ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a7a0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Procreate<\/strong><\/h3><p>A popular drawing programme available for Ipad that allows you to render islamic geometric patterns in a range of artistic styles, from block print to line drawing or watercolours. 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