Chitrakathi Painting

Doodling & Coloring Book (19 Pages)

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This module contains original artworks by Artist Chetan Gangavane.
It includes 19 sheets of chitrakathi folk motifs and illustrations for you to experiment with.
Download and print this fun and therapeutic kit!
Make as many copies as you like for some endless fun!

Experiment, learn and enjoy!

About the Artform

The Chitrakathi style of painting, a 17th century folk tradition practiced in the village of Pinguli in Maharashtra has a unique style of storytelling. "Chitra" means picture and "kathi" translates to story. Together, the term "Chitrakathi" was originally used to describe storytellers who narrated stories using visual aids called "pothis" accompanied by music. Traditionally, the themes of Chitrakathi paintings were Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas.

How to get started?

Buy this module.
Download the PDF and print as many copies as you want.
Start by practising the various motifs and illustrations given in the PDF.
Color the pre-drawn artworks and experiment with different combinations.
Once you are confident, you can draw your own Chitrakathi artworks by combining different elements.

Materials Required

The pages can be coloured digitally using your smartphone/iPad/graphics tablet and just your finger or a stylus!
Alternatively, you can also print these pages out, and use coloured pencils/oil pastels/wax crayons/sketchpens to fill them in.
If you intend to use wet mediums like watercolor, however, please ensure that you print these pages out on thicker paper.

About the Artist

Ekibeki
@ekibekiassociation @kalaaanganartgallery @chetangangavane

Ekibeki is a hybrid organization with the vision of livelihood generation for artisans with a focus on women and rural youth by helping them to become creators of sustainable and largely handmade products. Chetan Gangavane is one of the artists in EkiBeki who is heping the organization in taking its vision forward. He is a Chitrakathi artist from Maharashtra with a BA degree from Mumbai University. He comes from a family of traditional Chitrakathi artists who work towards keeping the art alive.

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