Paintings of Thanjavur - Colouring Process Part 1

Thanjavur paintings are rooted in tradition and known for their surface richness, vivid colours, compact composition and glittering gold foils which are used to give the paintings their rich look. Olden days’ natural colours were used for the painting. Present-day colours used for painting are poster colours that are available in the local market. Artisan uses both squirrel tail brush and general brush available in the market. The background is filled with royal colours like red, blue, green. White colour is applied as a base colour for the main character in the painting and yellow colour for the side characters. Designs are also painted on the gold leaf to make the painting look elegant. Thanjavur painting’s speciality is the figures drawn are generally rounded and epic style, which makes it unique in itself compared to other paintings of south India.
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