Professional Courses 🎓
A structured progression from first brushstroke to gallery-ready artwork.
Professional Learning Journey 🎓
A structured progression from first brushstroke to gallery-ready artwork.
Adult Drawing & Painting 🖌️
Whether you're looking for a relaxing hobby to unwind after work in Bangalore, or want to build serious artistic skills, we've got you covered.
📚 What You'll Learn
- ✔ Pencil Drawing from Basic to Advanced
- ✔ Realistic Object & Portrait Drawing
- ✔ Shading Techniques & Tone Work
- ✔ Watercolor Painting Fundamentals
- ✔ Acrylic Painting – Still Life & Landscape
- ✔ Composition & Visual Balance
✨ Outcomes
- 🌟 Strong drawing & painting foundation
- 🌟 Multiple finished artworks
- 🌟 Confidence to paint independently
- 🌟 Portfolio-ready pieces
Traditional Arts of India 🪔
Experience the calm and focus that comes from practicing India's beautiful, ancient art forms.
An ancient temple art tradition using natural pigments — vivid characters, intricate patterns, and sacred iconography painted with precision and devotion.
- ✔ Traditional colour preparation using natural pigments
- ✔ Sacred iconography: Deities, mythological characters
- ✔ Intricate pattern work & border design
- ✔ Outline (Kontur) technique mastery
- ✔ Large-scale mural composition
- ✔ Preservation and finishing techniques
The royal art of Tamil Nadu — characterized by rich gold foil work, precious stone embellishments, and devotional deity paintings on wooden boards.
- ✔ Board preparation and base coating
- ✔ Gold foil application and embossing
- ✔ Precious stone & bead setting techniques
- ✔ Deity painting with traditional colour palette
- ✔ Relief work and 3D embossing effect
- ✔ Finishing and framing techniques
- ✔ Gond Art – Nature-inspired tribal patterns
- ✔ Madhubani – Bihar's narrative painting style
- ✔ Warli Art – Geometric tribal art
- ✔ Pattachitra – Scroll painting tradition
- ✔ Creative folk art compositions
- ✔ Mud (clay) base preparation and texturing
- ✔ Traditional geometric & floral motifs
- ✔ Mirror setting and arrangement
- ✔ Colour coating and finishing
- ✔ Creating wall panels and decorative pieces
- ✔ Home décor applications
Fine Art Specializations 🖌️
Develop expertise in Acrylic and Oil painting — two cornerstones of professional fine art.
- ✔ Colour mixing & layering techniques
- ✔ Still life, landscape & portrait painting
- ✔ Texture creation – palette knife & brush
- ✔ Abstract & theme-based compositions
- ✔ Brush control & blending mastery
- ✔ Canvas preparation and finishing
- ✔ Oil medium preparation and canvas priming
- ✔ Traditional wet-on-wet technique (alla prima)
- ✔ Glazing, scumbling & impasto effects
- ✔ Realistic portrait & figure painting
- ✔ Landscape & still life in oil
- ✔ Drying, varnishing & preservation
Student Portfolio Showcase 🌟
Real artworks created by our professional course students — Kerala Mural, Tanjore & more.
Learning Outcomes 🎯
What you achieve by the end of your Professional Course at Varnaalaya.
Portfolio Development
Complete a professional-quality portfolio showcasing multiple finished artworks across mediums.
Traditional Art Mastery
Deep knowledge of Kerala Mural, Tanjore, Gond, Madhubani, Warli, and Lippan Art forms.
Professional Painting Skills
Command of Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor, and traditional pigment techniques at a professional level.
Exhibition-Ready Artwork
Create gallery-quality finished pieces ready for public exhibition or commissions.
Got Questions? We Have Answers! 🎨
Everything you need to know about our Professional Courses.
No prior experience is required for the Adult Drawing & Painting or Folk Art courses. For Kerala Mural and Tanjore, a basic drawing foundation is recommended but not mandatory.
Course durations vary: Adult Drawing is ongoing (monthly enrollment), Kerala Mural is 3–6 months, Tanjore Painting is 2–4 months, Folk Art is 2–3 months, and Acrylic/Oil series are 2–3 months each.
A detailed materials list is shared before enrollment. Specialty materials for Tanjore (gold foil, stones) and Kerala Mural (traditional pigments) are purchased separately. We guide you to the best quality sources.
Yes! All our professional courses are available in both in-studio and live online formats. Online students receive the same curriculum, guidance, and certificate upon completion.
Yes. Every student receives an official Varnaalaya Arts Academy certificate on successful completion of their course. This is recognized in art communities and galleries.
Absolutely. Our traditional art courses (Kerala Mural, Tanjore, Folk Art, Lippan) are designed with a beginner-friendly approach, starting from the foundational patterns and techniques.
Professional course batches are kept small — 6 to 10 students — to ensure every student receives focused, personalized mentorship from the instructor.
Yes. By the end of your course you will have completed multiple artworks forming a professional portfolio. This can be used for exhibitions, freelance work, or personal display.
Start Your Professional Art Journey Today!
Join Varnaalaya's professional courses and master the art forms that have stood the test of centuries.