Design Gallery
Traditional Rogan Art - Tools and Raw Materials
Unique Painting Technique
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Castor seed oil is used as a raw material for making Rogan gel.
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Castor oil is put in a vessel.
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Castor oil is boiled for two days to get Rogan gel.
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This oil is boiled in an open area as it omits odour.
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This oil is then cooked in a vessel for two days.
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Rogan gel is rubbed with pigment colour.
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Pigment colour is mixed properly using stone.
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The pigment colours are added to the castor oil gel.
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Rogan gel colours are stored in a container filled with water.
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A metal stylus is used to make Rogan art.
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Process of rubbing gel creates heat to thin the colour for painting.
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Then, he floats a thread of paint over the cloth.
Rogan is an art of painting on a piece of cloth using natural handmade paints. The paint is made by using a thick, brightly coloured castor seed oil. A thick bright paste is prepared by boiling castor oil for two days and then adding pigments, mineral colours, and a binding agent. These colours are applied to a piece of cloth using a stylus. During the late 20th century, Rogan art was declining due to the availability of cheap machine-made textiles. But eventually, as a single-family, Khatris continued the Rogan art.
A world-known Rogan Artist, Mr Abdul Gafur Khatri, is from Nirona village. Mr Abdul’s family is eighth-generation, sustaining this declining traditional Rogan art. His brothers have also acclaimed Rogan artists. Mr Abdul Gafur Khatri and his brothers have won many awards, including one of the most prestigious awards in India Padmashree in 2019, four National Awards, three National Merit Certificates, and seven State Awards.
For more details:
https://dsource.in/resource/traditional-roagn-art-nirona-gujarat
