Materials of Kalighat Pattachitra - Kolkata
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Different sizes of Painting brushes are used for coloring and detailing purposes.
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Watercolors, extracted derived from natural stuff.
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Pencils and erasers are used to compose drawing on card sheets.
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Wood apple gum was used during the patachitra painting.
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Card sheet used to draw the Kalighat Patachitra.
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A pot painted with enamel and acrylic paint.
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A kurta painted with fabric paint.
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Double pots are used as a showpiece.
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Hand fan with beautiful puppet design.
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Patachitra painter displaying a traditional painting.
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Mr. Anwar’s National Award is on display which he won for his contribution to Kalighat Patachira art.
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A carefully painted handbag.
Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting. In Sanskrit, Patta stands for "cloth" and "Chitra" for "picture". While in the context of Bengal tradition, Patachitra means “the paintings made by Patuas using natural colours.” According to legends, the art was originated among a group of artisans called ‘Patuas’ from Kalighat in the 19th century. They used to paint long narrative stories on scrolls of handmade paper often stretched to over 20 feet in length.
The colours used for this art are mainly derived from natural ingredients like leaves, seeds, roots, pulses, fruits, etc. For example, yellow colour from turmeric root, blue from Aparajita flower petals, black from the soot obtained after burning an oil lamp under a pot, etc. Along with the colours, the gum of Bael fruit is mixed so as to hold the paint on the base material. One of the famous modern artists involved in Kalighat Pattachitra is Jamini Roy, who experimented immensely with the painting during his early days of the occupation.
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