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Raghurajpur Part 3: Etched on a leaf..

Nisha

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The rampant power cuts in Raghurajpur ruined some of the pictures. It was very dark inside Dilip’s home and I am not a fan of flashlights! 🙂 So forgive me for the ‘ok-ish’ pictures, but I am sure you’ll love the concept.

Pattachitra on a palm leaf

Pattachitra on a palm leaf

After two posts of praises about Raghurajpur’s skill with the brush, this one takes it to another level! Dilip Kumar has carved out this piece on palm leaves sewed together to create a canvas.

The palm leaf canvas

The palm leaf canvas

The palm leaves are sewn together to make a canvas. The drawing is etched on the canvas using a sharp object.

Etching the design

Etching the design

Dilip took less than a minute to etch this!

A Pattachitra girl

A Pattachitra girl

The characteristic portrait of a girl’s face used in Pattachitra.

Soot for filling

Soot for filling

Black colour (made from soot of lamps) is used to fill the etching.

Colour application

Colour application

The colour is applied.

After the application

After the application

The excess colour is wiped off with a rag showing the face of the girl clearly in contrast to the beige background.

Pattachitra boy and girl figures

Pattachitra boy and girl figures

A close up to reveal the face of a boy and a girl.

Without a stencil or any measurements, Dilip managed this perfectly ‘in sync’ faces.

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