Miniature in Gadrang

Introduction: The traditional miniature painting according to the subcontinent is a technique of making fine illustrations on a minimal scale. The paintings are made by using water based coloured and is done in steps. First a wash of water, then a wash of the requires colours. After that the texture of the illustration is slowly built up by fine rendering , also known as ‘perdakht' and applying the paint in fine gradation of the coloures. Traditionally there are three techniques of doing miniature painting. Siah qalam ( using lamp black water based paint) , neem rang ( using different water based coloured...

Objectives: Students will be taught practice of Perdakht and assigned a Gadrang painting.