About the Artform

Madhubani art is a traditional style of painting practiced in the Mithila region of India. Tools like twigs, brushes and fingers are used to paint images of mythological creatures and objects. Natural dyes and pigments are used. A different style of Madhubani art, Kachini paintings have their own unique and individual form.

People from the Kayastha community practise this artform which primarily depicts animals, flowers and other natural things. These paintings are made using a monochrome or two colors. Originating from Ranti village in the district of Madhubani, Kachini paintings attract the audience since they highlight the peculiar features of natural aspects with a limited colour range.

About the workshop

The Canvas

Overall Details

This 2-day workshop will teach you about the Kachini style of Madhubani paintings in detail. You will learn how Kachini involves the absorption of concepts and ideas to modernize the ancient art of Madhubani. You will also learn how to create motifs with basic geometrical shapes and come up with new motifs on your own.

The workshop will further impart you the skills on how to experiment with these motifs without hampering the basic essence of the artform. At the end of workshop, you will know how to compose an entire Kachini art piece on your own.

Flow of the Workshop

Day 1

• Introduction to the art form and and its variants
• Warm-up session (basic line practice)
• Practicing and exploring Kachini motifs
• Outline sketch of final artwork
• Review of participants' work

Day 2

• Review of participants' work
• Completion of final artwork
• Review of final art piece by participants
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The colours in the palette

Elements you will learn

In this workshop, you will learn:

• Basics of Mithila/Madhubani paintings
• Basic motif practice
• How to compose an artwork using the same
• Details about Kachini style
• How to contemporize Madhubani paintings

Who is this workshop “just right” for?

• Don't worry about not having any knowledge of drawing or sketching. All this workshop needs is your imagination!
• People who are 10 years and above can register for this workshop

Materials Required

• A4 bond sheet (for basic practice)
• A5 cartridge sheet for the final artwork
• Pencil, eraser, scale, sharpener, and compass
• Black pen (Preferably micron / staedtler / brustro fine liner 08, 05)
• Red ball pen or gel pen

The scope of creativity

Further prospects and application of what you will be learning

By using the skills you learn during the workshop, you can create your own set of motifs in the Kachini and Bharini styles of Madhubani painting. You can also make zendoodles and combine both the artforms.