Youfunky takes you through a journey of the rich heritage of India while bringing you the regional specialty and character with each fabric. Time travel through the passages of history and discover the finest of crafts and the best of weaving with us. Bringing together the textile designers, artisanal communities, weavers and artists, here’s a contemporary platform that meets the delightful treasures and doesn’t fade them out. Canvas was originally woven with hemp instead of cotton, and the word canvas ultimately derives from the Latin word “cannabis”, which means “made of hemp.” People in ancient India began weaving cotton into canvas around 1500 B.C. As cotton plants and canvas fabric were traded around the world, cotton canvas production. Pattachitra is a distinct art form that originated in Orissa. It is largely based on the religious paintings that revolve around Lord Jagannath at Puri's famous Jagannath Temple.

Item Details:

The tree of life is a very eminent part of the Pattachitra Paintings. The tree of life is believed to bring in good fortune and happiness in the homes and lives of people and is usually hand ‘painted on a silk cloth and mounted on the walls or etched out on a palm leaf and kept in homes.

Pattachitra is a Modern Art Painting and the term used for a style of wall painting, manuscript painting, palm-leaf etching, and painting on cloth and silk. The name comes from "Patta" dried palm leaf or pieces of cloth on which these paintings are made.

Villages in Odisha, the eastern part of India, are the center of the famous Pattachitra Paintings where creativity flows on any available surface, from cloth and paper to walls, terracotta and dried palm leaves.

 It is thus a painting done on canvas, and is manifested by rich colourful application, creative motifs and designs, and portrayal of simple themes, mostly mythological in depiction

Materials Required:

 A4 size paper (thick)

Pencil, Eraser, Sharpener

Setsquare, Scale

Permanent marker (One thick, One thin)

One water resistant gel pen (0.5)

Water colour

Brush (00,0,2,4,6)

Water bowl and Cloth

 *This piece of art comes without frame and might contain slight irregularities which add to its unique charm.

 NOTE- Paintings and Prints are made to order. Estimated day of dispatch for Paintings and Prints is 4-5 days from the date of order confirmation.