Materials used for Tanjore Paintings

Hi, in this article I will be discussing about the materials that are required to make Tanjore Paintings. The materials used are available easily, and is therefore very easy to start. The process of making this painting is a hard one, and this will surely require some efforts from the individual.

1. White cloth
2. Wooden base or plywood
3. Chalk powder or zinc oxide
4. Fevicol
5. To make the base smoother, a mild abrasive is sometimes used, Sand Paper (emery sheet) is normally used for this purpose.
6. Jaipur stones for decoration
7. Laces or threads are also used to decorate the jewelery
   
8. Gold foils
9. Poster Colors.
10. Rounded Brushes
11. Black Pilot Pen.
12. Multi colors transparent ink (photo color).
13. Cutter, Ruler, Yellow carbon paper, pencil.
14. Reference art to trace

Though the style of Tanjore Painting is a unique one, as the times are changing, the style is getting more and more custom made. The persons are adding more artifacts and jewelery to make their Tanjore style Paintings more beautiful.

So the list of materials may be expanded depending upon the individual willingness to improve the paintings. The list of materials mentioned above denotes the basic starting material that you have to comply for the Tanjore Painting standard norms.