Rooftop – Where India Inspires Creativity

Brush Pen Calligraphy with Namrata Baheti

Brush Pen Calligraphy with Namrata Baheti

Brush lettering is a style of writing which is similar to calligraphy. With each letter, heavy pressure is applied on the downward stroke and light pressure is applied with every upward stroke. Due to the use of pressure and the appearance of the letters, brush lettering is also known as modern calligraphy. To make this

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ink illustration

Floral Ink Illustration With Mohona Bhadra

Floral Ink Illustration is a creative and aesthetically pleasing art form. In this art form, flowers are engraved with black and white ink. The floral botanicals are also sprung leaf wildflowers. This art form caught the eye of many artists during the pandemic. To make the art form widely popular among the masses, Rooftop conducted

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mix media paint workshop

Poster/Gouache paints workshop with Anuja Bele

Gouache is a pigment that is a combination of watercolour and acrylic paint, with an opaque, matte finish. Gouache is made from a mix of synthetic or natural pigments with binding agents such as gum, Arabic, and yellow dextrin, with chalk added to make the paint more effective. To spread awareness about gouache painting among

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paper cutting

Paper Cutting Workshop with Khusboo Patel

Scherenschnitte, which means scissor cut in German, is the art of paper cutting. It is used to prepare 3-D models of origami, paper cuts, paper folds, letters, and pop-cards. The Chinese were the first people to start this artwork. The Han Dynasty invented paper which gave birth to the art of cutting. Some of the

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Santhal painting

Santhal Painting Workshop with Seema Bharadwaj

India has many forms of folk art in India; our country consists of so many states, each of them carrying different cultural and traditional identities. Santhals are the third largest tribe in India and are known for their unique form of tribal paintings known as Santhal Tribal Paintings. The Santhal artists depict dancing, harvest, and

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Introduction to Tanjore Painting and Skills Workshop

Introduction To Tanjore Painting With Vibha Raj

Tanjore painting is a South Indian art, developed in the late 16th century. The art came into existence in Thanjavur, also known as Tanjore in the state of Tamil Nadu. The subjects for Tanjore paintings are mostly Hindu gods and goddesses. It also has religious texts. A typical Tanjore painting includes a deity; the artist

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One stroke painting

One stroke painting with Priya Satish

One Stroke painting is a popular and interesting decorative painting technique where the double and multi-loading method is used to achieve highlights, shadows, and color changes in one stroke. It is all about loading a brush with two separate colors and getting the shading and highlighting in one stroke. It’s a very simple technique and

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Skincare Workshop

Skincare Workshop With Ananya Mahandule

Skincare is a daily regime that is a part of our grooming routine. Lips are the one sensory organ that we make special by pampering it with lip gloss, balms, and lipsticks which have chemicals that often do not suit everybody’s skin type. Many women entrepreneurs make face creams, lipsticks, and lip balms with natural

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Pichwai Lotus Painting Workshop with Kanika Singhal

Pichwai Lotus Painting Workshop with Kanika Singhal

Pichwai Lotus painting most importantly depicts the Lords in various Leelas with the Lotus blooms, peacocks, parrots, and cows are kept in the background for vegetation. It is said that Lord Krishna loved Lotus flowers; therefore were significant in Pichwai paintings. The Circle Community introduces the Pichwai Lotus painting with Kanika Singhal. About The Artist

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Oil Painting Workshop

Oil Painting Workshop with Khushi Sharma

Oil painting consists of pigments suspended in drying oils. It allows both fusions of tones and crisp effects and is unsurpassed for textural variation. The standard consistency of oil paint is a smooth, buttery paste. It is applied with brushes or a thin palette knife. Oil as a painting medium came around in the 11th

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