This article discusses the traditional principles of the Uzbek miniature school. In particular, the masters, schools and traditions of miniature art, the necessary styles when creating a miniature, composition, placement, symmetry, asymmetry, rhythm, proportion, module, differential, stylization, etc. are scientifically covered. Implementation of the principles of miniature painting in the art of painting with traditional varnish, the emergence of a new type of art in the creative practice of Uzbek artists - lacquer miniatures.