Design Resource
Cheriyal Painting - Telangana
Stylized Form of Nakashi Art
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C. S. and Rohit C.
Tools and Raw Materials
The material used in painting are:
| • Khadi Cloth | - Khadi cloth is nothing but a hand woven cotton cloth, used as a canvas for Cheriyal painting. |
| • Rice Starch | - Rice starch is prepared by boiling the rice in excess water. The thick water that remains after the rice is cooked is known as rice starch. |
| • Tamarind Seeds | - Tamarind seeds are used as a base for sculpting the shape onto the mask and as a natural hardener in both masks and canvas preparation. |
| • Tree Gum | - Tree gum is a natural gum extracted from the barks of specific tree, which is used in mask making and canvas preparation in Cheriyal painting. |
| • White Mud | - White mud is a type of mud available in local and is extracted from a specific depth from the ground. It is considered as the purest form of mud and locally known as “Sudda matti”. |
| • Goat and Squirrel Hair Brushes | - These brushes are used in painting traditional Cheriyal style of scrolls and masks. |
| • Stone Colors | - Colors like red and blue are extracted from the stones to prepare colors. |
| • Turmeric | - It is used as yellow color while painting. |
| • Sea Shell | - Sea shell is used for extracting the white color. |
| • Kerosene Lamp Ash | - It is used as the black color in Cheriyal painting. |
| • Coconut shells | - Coconut shells are used as containers to mix colors and as a base to prepare Cheriyal Masks. |
| • Pencil | - To mark a primary outline of the scene from Indian epics/mythology on canvas. |
