SIMSUM ARTS

Paint brushes used for watercolors

There are many different sizes, styles, and hair types available for paint brushes. It finally comes down to personal preference when choosing paint brushes for watercolours. Your decision will depend on the watercolour techniques you prefer to use, how much money you have to spend, and how different brushes feel in your hands.  Watercolour brushes […]

ONE STROKE PAINTING

One stroke painting involves multi-loading for achieving highlights and shadows in a single stroke. It consists of loading a brush with two separate colours and creating the shading and highlighting in one stroke, hence easier to create the painting.  we don’t need any prior artistic skills to create beautiful artwork. One stroke painting gives us […]

OIL PAINTING

Oil painting is a form of art that consists of color pigment and binder as oil. Line seed oil is the most common oil that is used for painting. Oil painting is the most used form of painting among artists over centuries done on wood panels, canvases, etc. this painting form is best when it […]

NIRMAL PAINTING

Nirmal Painting is a traditional art form, it originated in a town called Nirmal. nirmal painting mostly consists of traditional art scenes from the Hindu epics. This art is mostly done on wood furniture. They make amazing house decor. [text reference from D’source] [image from Hindi krafts] TOOLS AND RAW MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR NIRMAL PAINTING […]

Mixing paint for dot mandala

Simply acrylic and Simply pouring medium should be combined in a 1:4 ratio. Put 1 knob of color and 4 knobs of pouring medium in a jar. Repeat this process for each of the many colors that will be used. If the paint flows thinly and consistently along a palette knife, the consistency is good. […]

MEENAKARI PAINTING

Minakari is a form of painting, colouring and embellishing the surface by adding brilliant colours. The word Meenakari is a blend of two words. The word ‘Meena’ is a feminine form of the word Minu which means ‘heaven‘. On the other hand, the word ‘Kari’ refers to the placing of something over the other. So […]

MANDALA ART

Mandala art is a geometric design, it is very popular like other famous paintings in history. Some people find the drawing and coloring of a mandala as a form of relaxation, As they focus on coloring in the patterns of the form, they relax, their mind becomes quiet, and they may enter into a mystic […]

MADHUBANI ART

Madhubani painting uses geometrical patterns, these paintings represent ritual content such as festivals, religious rituals, etc. These paintings are very simple and easy to make. women practising this art form also try to spread awareness related to social issues and woman empowerment. [image from amazon.in] TYPES OF MADHUBANI ART There are 5 different styles of […]