Nathdwara Miniature

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The artist talks about his journey in his art practice - the nuanced ways of him learning the ropes of this heritage artform. Getting an understanding of a legendary artist journey, is the first step to starting your own.

The maestro shares his insights about how different schools and artists practice the same art style with their very own flair. He talks about how even minute things like the way an artist uses brushstrokes, or holds the brush, is influenced by the school they belong to.

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Ramu Ramdev talks about the early beginnings of miniature art in Rajasthan, and how the art style was used as a narrative tool for visual storytelling.

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Master artist, Ramu Ramdev describes one of his legendary works - Purush aur Prakriti in detail. Enjoy this exclusive conversation with our master artist.

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The master artist takes a painting made in Nathdwara style and explains what elements in it marked the distinctiveness of the school. The Nathdwara school is famous for its depiction of Krishna-Leela. The scenes it depicts have a sense of flow and movement about them. In this art course you learn more about creating it in your own art.

In this lesson of our Miniature art course, you learn how to sketch as a beginner. To master the skill of basic sketching, one needs to understand techniques so that it saves a lot of time and the learner can understand the proportion and movement he/she is adding to the main figure.

When it comes to outlining, the master artist suggests that one should begin with the feet and then slowly move upward. He also talks about what colour to use that will blend in perfectly once the colour is filled.

In terms of adding details to the background, the master artist starts with drawing a peacock and then moves to sketching lotus. Learn the meaning behind things like why the peacock and the lotuses are always drawn facing Lord Krishna. The master artist adds another detail to the backdrop– banana trees helping you understand composition of a painting better.

In this chapter, learn about various natural-based colours, drawn from various sources– soil, stone, minerals, and plants. The master takes you through various shades of yellow colour available in natural pigments, and how to make different shades using the primary colour available.

Start your chapter on colouring with beautiful hues of the sky. Learn how to paint a dusky sky melting on the horizon with various hues of yellow crimson. The master artist talks about the importance of using water in the right proportion to merge colours perfectly.

Learn how the base coat of the colour black adds depth to the elements painted over it later. Black colour helps in clarity and makes elements more striking and the master artist adds it to the canopy of the trees.

For a Radha Krishna motif, a very important one in this school of art, hen it comes to outlining the master artist shares important information and top like how an artist should begin with the feet and then slowly move upward. He also talks about what colour combinations to use to make it blend perfectly.

In this part, learn how to colour the scenery. Start with the main composition, colouring it with varied and merging shades of blue, and then shift to painting the long and beautiful feathers of the bird.

Use indigo blue to add more depth to the water. The master artist shares a tip on how to use paint to add various hues of blue to water. These simple strokes help you to create beautiful details while paining a waterbody.

Now work on the detailing of the features on the peacock’s tail. The master artist suggests using a tinge of golden lustre on the features and outlining the moon-like detailing. Also, learn how to add to the beauty of the peacock.

In this part learn how to add the first layer of red outline to the lotuses. Then use a thin and slightly wet brush to merge it in and create a wonderful effect on your artwork.

Here you learn step-by-step details to complete the peacock. You learn how to use a silvery grey colour to paint the legs of the peacock, and detail it with a darker shade. Learn how to further shade with white and black, wherever required as instructed by the master artist.

Learn how to create a perfect shade of green to outline and then add shading to bring out the veins of the leaves. Learn techniques from the master artist to create beautiful and intricate leaves that enhance the overall look of the artwork. You can use this technique to build layers in every Miniature artwork.

The master artist gives some important insight into the varied depiction of trees in Nathdwara School of Miniature. According to him, the distinctiveness of trees is reflected in the arrangement of leaves.

Add mango leaves in a circle format according to the groups of leaves connected to various branches. Add various hues of green and yellow to beautify the leaves.

Learn how to make unique and attractive trees and get to learn newer techniques, tips and tricks to create these wonderful elements of nature in your Nathdwara paintings.

In this part, learn about the techniques of burnishing to get rid of small clots of paint by flattening them out in the paper. Such important tips from a master artist are valuable additions to your knowledge of the artform.

Add intricate details to the rocks, such as the far-distance appearance of the trees and bushes. Then add blacking to the vegetation. These elements bring out the beauty of your paintings a bit more.

Learn from the master artist why it is important to first work on the flora and fauna in the painting. And then start outlining the features of Radha, one of the prime figures in this school of Miniature paintings.

Start shading the pallu with thin strokes of color pink. The master artist adds more shading to the figure’s head covered with the pallu to show the translucent nature of the fabric. Learn how to recreate this effect in your artwork.

In this part, learn how to enhance facial features, which exhibit beauty and the characteristics of Nathdwara School of Miniature. Add mehandi to Radha’s hands, along with embellishments to the face in the form of lip colour and bindi. The master artist gives another layer of outline to the figure with a darker shade of red.

Start with decorating the blouse with blue and yellow embroidery, and a tinge of gold to it. Add blue-green lines to the whole saree, and then further adorn it with red strikes to fill the space between thicker lines of blue and green.

Work on the golden jewellery and embroidery, by filling it with the metallic golden colour creating an elevated, rich effect for the artworks.

In this part, you learn how to use a darker shade of gold to show waves and add depth to Radha's attire. A simple step which makes your artwork stand out.

Decorate bangles on Radha’s wrists with red stripes and dots to give them an appearance of lac work. Further you learn how to adorn them with beautiful green stones and white pearls.

The master artist explains the theory of coloring through which the learner will get an insight into which parts of the figures need to be worked on first in terms of shading and detailing and what parts will come later.

Begin with outlining the body of Lord Krishna with a slightly darker shade of blue as compared to the base colour. Then add a layer of shading by merging both of them together.

In the first part of the detailed decoration, work on the peacock feather on the head of Lord Krishna, and then focus on the jewellery he is wearing, giving it the appearance of studded stones with red and green dots.