Design Resource
Palm Leaf Painting - Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
Talapatra Chitra
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Tools and Raw Materials
The tools that are used to complete a palm leaf painting:-
• Palm leaves: The basic raw material that is processed to use.
• Turmeric: It is used to apply on the palm leaves.
• Scale: It is used to measure and for trimming palm leaves.
• Cutter knife: It is used to cut the palm leaves.
• Colors: Primary colors, black and white are the basic color used.
• Paint brush: Thin handmade brush is used to paint.
• Water: To soak the palm leaves and also to wash off the color.
• Sharp Pointed tool: It is used for etching.
• Needle and thread: It is used to tie all the palm leaves together.
• Piece of cloth: It is used to spread the ink and smudge the extra color on palm leaves.
