Madhubani Paintings, also known as Mithila paintings is one
of the ancient forms of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of
Bihar state, India and the adjoining parts of Terai in Nepal. I have never
attended any class to teach myself Madhubani, I have never met
anyone who liked Madhubani painting. I am very interested in Mithila art, As an
admirer of this form of painting, and as a beginner was so delighted to read
about this Painting So I Goggled about it and read through those very similar
articles about Madhubani art and wanted to straight away draw...The Images taken from google and Madhubani art book.
The Madhubani painting or Mithila Painting are originated at
the time of the Ramayana, when King Janak commissioned artists to do paintings
at the time of marriage of his daughter, Sita, to Hindu god Lord Ram.These
paintings has been done traditionally by the women of villages around the present
town of Madhubani (the literal meaning of which is forests of honey) and other
areas of Mithila. The name is itself named on the village Madhubani.
The painting was traditionally done on freshly plastered mud
wall of huts, The paints colors were made using natural dyes/pigments were
traditionally derived from natural sources like plants, charcoal soot, ochre
etc and painted using twigs, fingers brushes, nib-pens, and matchsticks, and is
characterized by eye-catching geometrical patterns.“
Madhubani paintings mostly depict nature and Hindu
devotional events, and the themes generally revolve around Hindu deities like
Krishna, Ram, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Natural objects like the
sun, the moon, and the religious plants like tulsi are also widely painted,
along side scenes from the royal courts and social events like weddings.
Generally no empty space is left; the gaps are filled by paintings of flowers,
animals, birds, and even geometric design
This is one art which requires patience ...the space is
usually not left blank but filled with some geometric patterns and other small
animals amidst the deities ! Painting the complicated designs is time consuming
and of course perfection to fill in the small gaps ..
I loved the bold use age of colours, ornate floral pattern,
double line border, geometric figures, flora and fauna in those beautiful
Madhubani Folk Art... The designs of a Madhubani painting can be as simplistic
or as complicated as you want them to be. Also, the colours can be as vibrant
as you like. This is my first attempt at a Madhubani using water colurs and pen
on paper.
Materials Required
•Cloth/Handmade paper
•Trace paper
•Fabric colours(for cloth)
•Poster colours (for paper)
•Black outliner
•Carbon sheet
Choose a design anddraw the required pattern on the trace
paper and copy the design into the cloth/paper using carbon sheet.
The design pattern should be simple and clear ! It is often
seen that traditionally there are only basic colours used like orange , green
and red but you can add colurs like pink, purple, blue to make it more
attractive.
You can make improvements in designs like changing the
features of face, as it generally seen features in Madhubani are not sharp.
Make sure you have a border . It will add new dimensions to
your painting
Over the weekend I have managed to finish this one...my
first MADHUBANI Painting
