Kalamkari Painting Analysis
The cotton textile gets its glossiness by plunging it in myrobalan and milk mixture. Curves and motifs are then drawn with a pointed kalam soaked in fermented jaggery and water mixture. These layers are applied individually followed by application of natural vegetable dyes. After application of each colour, the textile is dried and washed. As a result, each cloth goes through about 20 washes.
The specialty of Kalamkari paintings is that after the long tedious process, when the painting is completed, the finished products look rich. Even though the colours used are bright but the final look of the art is classy and not gaudy. The textile looks better and better with every wash; and the designs stand out even better next to the background. …show more content…
It is the most important tool used in painting process. It is used for drawing lines on the fabric. There are typically 2 types of kalams prepared each for outlining and filling …show more content…
This tip of the kalam is made to be thin and sharp, while the bamboo skin is retained on one of the side giving strength and supporting the tip.
When this pen is dipped in the solution of colour, the woollen/cotton ball absorbs the colour by capillary mechanism. The craftsman then holds this loaded kalam upright on the cloth and gently drags and presses the woollen ball over it. As a result, dye which is soaked by the woollen ball is transferred on the fabric passing through the sharp bamboo point. Kalams with broad tips are ideally used for drawing thicker lines and filling flat patches on the textile. In case of block printing, Kalams come into play for adding finer details and minute application of colours.
Printing Block
For making printing blocks cross-section of teak wood is normally used. These blocks have hand carved motifs based on the intend sketch provided by the artist. These blocks are carved in a process similar to relief carving, where the area of printing is raised while the negative is sunk. Initial designing of the block is often done by hand; and later it is pasted on a strong wood for making the beautiful carved block for
The specialty of Kalamkari paintings is that after the long tedious process, when the painting is completed, the finished products look rich. Even though the colours used are bright but the final look of the art is classy and not gaudy. The textile looks better and better with every wash; and the designs stand out even better next to the background. …show more content…
It is the most important tool used in painting process. It is used for drawing lines on the fabric. There are typically 2 types of kalams prepared each for outlining and filling …show more content…
This tip of the kalam is made to be thin and sharp, while the bamboo skin is retained on one of the side giving strength and supporting the tip.
When this pen is dipped in the solution of colour, the woollen/cotton ball absorbs the colour by capillary mechanism. The craftsman then holds this loaded kalam upright on the cloth and gently drags and presses the woollen ball over it. As a result, dye which is soaked by the woollen ball is transferred on the fabric passing through the sharp bamboo point. Kalams with broad tips are ideally used for drawing thicker lines and filling flat patches on the textile. In case of block printing, Kalams come into play for adding finer details and minute application of colours.
Printing Block
For making printing blocks cross-section of teak wood is normally used. These blocks have hand carved motifs based on the intend sketch provided by the artist. These blocks are carved in a process similar to relief carving, where the area of printing is raised while the negative is sunk. Initial designing of the block is often done by hand; and later it is pasted on a strong wood for making the beautiful carved block for