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What ever you see on this site is all Handmade Paintings. All the paintings displayed are handwork of our skilled artists. These paintings are made with watercolors using Squirrel Hair Brush. Originally these Paintings were made using natural colors made from Precious and Semi Precious Stones like Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Turquoise, Pearl, Lime Stone and many more. But now days these stones being very expensive have been replaced by normal water colors. Regional artist who have inherited this art from their ancestors makes these paintings. We do not employ child artist or child laborer in any form of work. In many Paintings real gold is also used for decoration.
How to Make Tanjor Painting
Origin of Tanjore Painting
This school of paintings originated in Thanjavur during the reign of the
Marathas in the 16th century. The art flourished in Thanjavur, pronounced
Tanjore, the capital city of the Chola dynasty, and thus got its name. Itexisted from 17th to 19th Century, and had a limited output. Today, this
tradition is kept alive by a few hundred dedicated artists mostly based in
Tamil Nadu, India.
How Thanjavur (Tanjore) Paintings are made?
Thanjavur Paintings are made on canvasses. The Canvas for a Thanjavur
painting is usually a plank of wood (originally wood of the Jackfruit tree was
used, now it’s plywood) over which a layer of cloth is pasted with gum. The
cloth is then evenly coated with a paste of limestone and a binding medium
and let to dry.
The canvas is now ready for painting. The artist then draws a detailed sketch
of the painting on the canvas. A paste, made of limestone and a binding
medium, is used to create 3D effect in embellishing and ornamenting the
theme using a brush.
Gold leaves and gems of varied hues are used in selected areas like pillars,
arches, thrones, dresses, etc. The shine and glean of the gold leaves used
by the Thanjavur style paintings lasts forever. Finally, colours are applied
on the sketch. In the past, artists used natural colours like vegetable dyes,
whereas the present day artists use chemical paints which enhance the
sharpness and provide better shade contrasts.
Red is favored for the background. Scholars say that a red background is
the distinctive mark of Tanjore paintings, but green is also sometimes used.
Lord Vishnu, appropriately enough, is colored blue, and Lord Nataraja chalk
white. Yellow is used for the Goddesses. The sky, of course, is blue, but
black is employed only on occasions.
The portrayals of the figures in the paintings are breathtakingly brilliant.
Almost all the figures have round bodies and almond-shaped eyes, which is
unique to Tanjore Painting. The paintings are mostly of Gods and Goddesses
because this art of painting flourished at a time when fine-looking and
striking temples were being constructed by rulers of several dynasties. In modern times, these paintings have become a much sought after as souvenir during festive occasions in South India; or as pieces to decorate the walls; or as collectors' item by art lovers.
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Origin of Tanjore Painting
How Thanjavur (Tanjore) Paintings are made?
The canvas is now ready for painting. The artist then draws a detailed sketch
of the painting on the canvas. A paste, made of limestone and a binding
medium, is used to create 3D effect in embellishing and ornamenting the
theme using a brush.
Gold leaves and gems of varied hues are used in selected areas like pillars,
arches, thrones, dresses, etc. The shine and glean of the gold leaves used
by the Thanjavur style paintings lasts forever. Finally, colours are applied
on the sketch. In the past, artists used natural colours like vegetable dyes,
whereas the present day artists use chemical paints which enhance the
sharpness and provide better shade contrasts.
Red is favored for the background. Scholars say that a red background is
the distinctive mark of Tanjore paintings, but green is also sometimes used.
Lord Vishnu, appropriately enough, is colored blue, and Lord Nataraja chalk
white. Yellow is used for the Goddesses. The sky, of course, is blue, but
black is employed only on occasions.
The portrayals of the figures in the paintings are breathtakingly brilliant.
Almost all the figures have round bodies and almond-shaped eyes, which is
unique to Tanjore Painting. The paintings are mostly of Gods and Goddesses
because this art of painting flourished at a time when fine-looking and
striking temples were being constructed by rulers of several dynasties. In modern times, these paintings have become a much sought after as souvenir during festive occasions in South India; or as pieces to decorate the walls; or as collectors' item by art lovers.
