Tanjore Painting Course for Adults
Learn Traditional Methods of Creating a Thanjavur Painting
Paintings of the Tanjore / Thanjavur style are one of the most highly-regarded forms of art in India. Having been around since the 12th century, this painting style has survived to this day and is still practiced by artists across the country. However, you don’t have to be in India to learn how to create these paintings yourself – you can attend our Tanjore painting course in Bangalore, HSR Layout and learn everything you need to know about how to start creating your own beautiful paintings! A traditional Tanjore painting is a beautiful and unique work of art. This course will teach you the traditional methods of creating a Thanjavur painting from start to finish. You will learn about the history and meaning behind this type of painting, as well as the different techniques used to create one. By the end of the course, you will have created your own beautiful Tanjore painting that you can take home with you.
Class details
We offer Weekday morning classes.
INR 6000/- Per participant (Inclusive Materials)
12 classes / 2 classes every week
Each session will be 1 hr
About
This Class
Welcome to our traditional painting class! In this course, you will learn the methods used to create a Tanjore painting from start to finish. This is a great skill development course for adults who want to learn a new painting technique. Our classes are small and intimate, so you will get plenty of individualised attention. You will enjoy your time learning with us!
Lesson Plan
How Are We Creating Thanjavur Painting In Classroom
1. Preparing Board
Board Preparation, where we prepare the surface for the painting, is the first phase in the creation of a Tanjore painting. White cloth is pasted on a waterproof wooden board, and patti coating work using a combination of lime stone powder and other materials is done for a smoother surface before polishing is done for a smoother Finish.
2. Drawing
Drawing the general contour of the subject we plan to paint is where basic art work begins. From here, focus and devotion are required to create stunning paintings. Following the drawing of the painting’s outline, stone work marking is completed.
3. Stone Work
In this phase, we fix the stones in the boards so they look like ornaments and enhance the paintings’ beauty. It elevates the artwork. This step must be done with caution.
4. Mukk work
To provide an embossing look to the artwork, mukk work is completed. Arabic Gum and powdered limestone from Tanjore paintings are combined to create base mukk work.
During the Maratha era in the 16th century, Thanjavur was the birthplace of a school of art. It was around from the 17th through the 19th century, and its output was modest.
5. Gold foil fixing
In this process, the Mukk and Brush design work is covered with synthetic gold foils. To fit the painting design, the gold foil is cut into the appropriate form and size before being adhered using gum arabic.
6. Designing with Brush
In this process, we add fine details to the Base Mukk work, such as curtain designs, ornaments, and others, which are then totally dried after being drawn with thick mukk compound.
7. Coloring
Here, we begin the colouring process by choosing a colour that is appropriate for the subject and colouring the subject’s body. Before we begin the washing work, this is being done to lay the foundation.
8. LINING
In order to get a nice effect on the painting and increase the effectiveness of the embossing process, we draw the line pattern over the Gold foil in this phase.
9. Wash
We begin washing work after body colouring. In order to match the lighting effect on the painting’s topic, we generate the effects in the colouring where the washing is done.
10. Face & Final touch up
The work on the face features must be done last after all other tasks are complete because they produce the overall process’s final impression. Following the finishing touches on the face, the painting’s colour touches are matched. After that, the painting is framed.