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Madhubani art — also known as Mithila art — is a traditional Indian art form noted for its use of local plants for colors, cow dung to treat the paper and bamboo sticks that serve as brushes, not to mention the beauty and simplicity of the paintings themselves.It is named after the Madhubani district of Bihar, India, which is where it originated.
It is said that the Mithila paintings were commissioned by the king to commemorate the marriage of his daughter to Lord Rama of Ayodhya. It was recognised as kulin art or art of the pure castes.
Traditionally these paintings were done by Brahmin and Kayastha women.
- Let us try a Madhubani painting this summer
- Materials Required
- Handmade paper
- Acrylic paint bottles
- Paint brushes
- Pencil to draw the sketch
- Black markers to give details
- How to draw
- Draw the template onto a handmade paper using pencil.
- Use the acrylic paints to colour the picture using the fill up method.
- Details could be given using the black markers.
