Crafturday

I know the picture quality could have been much better.The mural has a hefty frame work and is double nailed to the wall. Clueless about how to click a picture nailed high to the wall and with a mirror background which reflects. Now that all the excuses are said,( which can be expected for almost 50 pictures, since its all dated at least 5 years back.)Starting with being thankful to the guru who taught me,let me mention few things about this mural. Materials Used: Glass 4mm thickness-24*24" A zoomed picture of  any God/Goddesses Colour pencil-Yelow Acrylic colours Craft Clay Kundan stones- Tear drop,Round -25 each Fevicol Method: Draw the outline of the selected picture using a colour pencil.Plan on the places where clay shapes can be used. Preferably use the clay for the jewelry and colour it. Stick decorative stones over the clay shapes after the paint dries. Await till the work gets dried. Clean the glass perfectly and paint the face.Acrylic colour...

This is one of the most frequently made piece for the beginner level mural art.A bold move with the children level too. I would suggest any 3 or 4 techniques of shapes to be incorporate. The center piece could be a readily available object or a mirror. This was shared by an interior design graduate to a dear friend. Shapes used: Leaf, Flower, Cord Background texturing Chips-To fill the area of your desire Acrylic colors for beginners and Oil for the experts. Varnish Board- Decide the size according to the center piece. Fevicol Ceramic powder Colours-Burnt Sienna,Metallic shades of red and green and gold

Thanks to my friends Manju and Saranya! Without them this intricate output wouldn't have been possible. Perhaps the crimson colour combination in this art piece is an variety that was once seen in almost all the art workshops.  This 2007 dated work is a Burnt Sienna and Yellow ocher, splashed a bundle of joy that I still retain it. Method: The design can be cut in a plywood of 8mm thickness. Background carries cone work. Templates were created to draw identical shapes and clay pieces were stuck on it. Shilpakar can be used as a substitute for the home made clay

     This one is one of my material exploration projects. The painting could be still seen in my grandparent’s house. Despite not being from an art background, these lovable grandparents where the ones who motivated me by giving a space and wholeheartedly mentioning “This is where we will put your work up, remember to use the chance to explore new things”. How many of us would be beguiled by an occasion like that where u get the space, money and love to push you higher with your hobbies?. Perhaps this “Explore new things” statement spoiled me a lot. The work did have a glitch, which presumably would have been avoided if I had enough experience with the materials.      Now enough with my memories, moving with just 3 posts so far there has been lot of suggestions from my friends Veena Harish and Mani Meghala about the quality of the pictures, lack of tutorials and many more. I do accept that. So I will be improving the quality of pictures when in tutori...

There is a lot to remember about this painting. Not so many people have the heart to teach for free when they had painstakingly learnt the art.I need to mention my family friend Ms. Roopa Vijay,who had managed to teach me in 2007 despite the fact that she had spent a huge sum and learnt it when she was carrying her son. Now that years have passed, this is one painting that I can't give away.Some how felt this is the way to show gratitude.