Beautiful Emboss Paintings

For those who loves painting, emboss painting is an excellent art to drive a new path. This painting not only improves the creativity, but it also excites the visual senses. Emboss painting gives 3D view of the image that you are drawing. Design your own emboss painting and gift to your friends to make it as a memorable one by following these steps.

Materials Required :

1. Emboss powder
2. Velvet cloth (Preferably black colour)
3. Oil paint or Fabric colours
4.Plastic brush

Method :

1. Take a velvet cloth in black colour which should not have any dust on the velvet portion.

2. Mix emboss powder on white colour paint and draw your design on the velvet cloth.

3. Leave the cloth to dry for at least 1 day.

4. Once it is dried, iron your velvet cloth from the back side. The heat will make emboss effect on your velvet cloth. Make sure you iron all the parts of the cloth evenly.

5. Now, emboss cloth is ready. You can apply oil paint or fabric paint based on your interest and draw the lovely design.

Note : Emboss painting kit is available in the market which consists of emboss designed cloth, paints and brush along with the sample design. You can choose your favourite design and apply your creativity.

Emboss painting will give beautiful look once you complete the overall painting. Also, you can sell emboss painting craft in the market which will be a good profit as you can do it on your leisure time in your home. It will not take much time to do this painting as emboss painting kit is already available on the market. Also, you can gift emboss painting to your friends and relatives on their birthday, marriage or any other celebrations which will make them to remember you on every moment in their life as the craft was fully designed by you.

Tanjore painting

There are different types and styles of painting exists in this world. In which we are going to see one of the popular painting called "Tanjore painting".

Requirements :

1. Plywood above 6mm thickness

2. White cotton cloth

3. Chalk powder

4. Fevicol

5. Flat Brush

6. Arabic gum

7. Poster colors

8. Gold foil paper

9. Black pilot pen

10. Multi color transparent ink

11. Rounded brushes

12. Cutter, ruler, carbon paper, pencil

13. Reference art

14. Emery sheet

15. Jaipur gems

Steps to make Tanjore Painting :

1. Board Preparation :

Take a cotton cloth which size is above the width of the ply wood as it should cover all the portion of the ply wood. Make a thin paste of water with white glue with the ratio of 4:1 and soak the cloth in the mixture. Squeeze the cloth to remove excessive glue and then stretch the cloth on the plywood. Gently smoothen the cloth from center towards the edges of the plywood to make sure that there are no wrinkles. Paste the excessive cloth at the back side of the plywood with white glue.

Mix chalk powder, white glue and water in the ratio of 2:1:1.5 and apply the coating on the board for 3 times. If we apply first coat on vertical direction then, apply second coat on horizontal direction. After final coating allow the board to dry for one day. Smoothen the board with emery paper.

Now board is ready for Tanjore painting. If you want glassy look then apply Arabic gum along with the mixture that we applied on the board which will give shining effect on your board.

2. Tracing design :

This step is very important as it will give you the overview of your painting.Draw outline border of 1cm on your board as this portion will be covered on framing. Take a design and trace the design on your board using yellow carbon paper or red carbon paper.

3. Pasting stones :

Once trace work completed, paste Jaipur stones on your image wherever stone work is required.

4. Muck preparation :

There are three types of muck.

• Liquid muck
• Semi Liquid muck
• Paste type of muck

Muck is the paste which is used to create embossed effect in tanjore painting. Take crystal stones of arabic gum and sock with water for 2 to 3 days. Once crystals are immersed get a clear gum and add with 1 portion of  french chalk powder for 3 portion of muck. 

First use liquid muck to fill over the stones and make it dry for some time. Then use semi liquid muck to apply over the design to make emboss effect. Then use paste type of muck to make more thicker effect.

5. Fxing gold foil work :

After muck work is completed, fix gold foil paper over the muck design. Make it dry for some time.

6.Apply coloring :

Once gold foil work finished, apply colors over the design to complete the final design of tanjore painting. Make it dry for 2 to 3 days and frame it for sales.

These are all the steps to make Tanjore painting and earn money in painting during your free time.