CEPN 178: Tibetan Thangka Painting

Explore your individual creative process as you are introduced to the art of traditional Tibetan Thangka painting. You will learn about the history, symbolism and rituals of Tibetan art as you learn to prepare your canvas and to prepare pigments using traditional techniques including how to grind semi-precious stones into paint. Using the traditional technique of basic proportions you will learn to draw a Buddha. You will then create and paint your own thangka.