Madhubani painting...

Madhubani painting or Mithila Painting is the traditional style developed in the Mithila region, in the villages around Madhubani, Bihar. Madhubani literally means a forest of honey.


Materials Required:

• Cloth/Handmade paper
• Trace paper
• Fabric colours (for cloth)
• Poster colours (for paper)
• Black outliner
• Carbon sheet

Steps to follow:

Step 1:

• First draw the required pattern on the trace paper and copy the design into the cloth/paper using carbon sheet.

Step 2:

• If using Cloth Paint using fabric colours and let it dry well.
• Use Poster colours for paper. The colours are applied flat with no shading. There is normally a double line drawn for the outlines, with the gap between the lines filled by cross or straight tiny lines. In the linear painting, no colours are applied. Only the outlines are drawn.

Step 3:

• Draw outlines using the black colour and again leaves it to dry for 24 hours.
• If applying on cloth iron on the back side of the cloth.