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Tuesday, 14 March 2023

Warli Paintings: Exotic form of simple art

A Picture is a ballad without words. The Warli Art shape is the pictorial dialect used to speak to the tribal people craft of the early tribes of Thane area, Maharashtra.

It portrays the dancing, chasing and development of land with the tribal hovels made in a dark, mustard yellow or the white foundation. Keeping in mind the end goal to educate these structures to the understudies, we embrace a particular showing strategy, so that even non-craftsmen can paint the lovely warli. All these and more can be investigated about the antiquated India.

The word "Warli" originates from "warla" which implies a real estate parcel or a field despite being in such closeness of the biggest city in India, Warli tribesmen are as yet not urban. Warli Art was first found in the mid-seventies. While there are no records of the correct beginnings of this workmanship, its underlying foundations might be followed to as right on time as the tenth century AD. Warli is the distinctive articulation of day by day and get-togethers of the Warli tribe of Maharashtra, utilized by them to enhance the dividers of town houses. This was the main method for transmitting fables to other people who are not familiar with the composed word.

These works of art don't portray fanciful characters or pictures of divinities, however delineate social life. Pictures of individuals and creatures, alongside scenes from everyday life are made in a free cadenced example. Painted white on mud dividers, they are entirely near pre-notable buckle artistic creations in execution and as a rule delineate scenes of human figures occupied with exercises like chasing, dancing, sowing ,collecting, going out, drawing water from well, drying clothes.

It fundamentally comprises of geometrical examples

1. Circle: speaking to the sun and the moon

2. Triangle: triangle got from mountains and pointed trees

3.Square: showing a consecrated walled area or a land parcel. So the focal rationale in every custom painting is the square

These geometric figures are consolidated to shape lovely examples .Like two summits of triangles are combined to frame a human figure.

Warli canvases on paper have turned out to be exceptionally prevalent and are presently sold all over India. Today, little compositions are done on fabric and paper however they look best on the w alls or as colossal wall paintings that draw out the tremendous and otherworldly universe of the Warlis. For the Warlis, convention is still clung to however in the meantime new thoughts have been permitted to leak in which encourages them to confront new difficulties from the market.

Learn this simple art, find designs & explore the world of warlis at Penkraft through our workshop.

Penkraft conducts classes, course, online courses, live courses, workshops, teachers' training & online teachers' training in Handwriting Improvement, Calligraphy, Abacus Maths, Vedic Maths, Phonics and various Craft & Artforms - Madhubani, Mandala, Warli, Gond, Lippan Art, Kalighat, Kalamkari, Pichwai, Cheriyal, Kerala Mural, Pattachitra, Tanjore Painting, One Stroke Painting, Decoupage, Image Transfer, Resin Art, Fluid Art, Alcohol Ink Art, Pop Art, Knife Painting, Scandinavian Art, Water Colors, Coffee Painting, Pencil Shading, Resin Art Advanced etc. at pan-India locations. With our mission to inspire, educate, empower & uplift people through our endeavours, we have trained & operationally supported (and continue to support) 1500+ home-makers to become Penkraft Certified Teachers? in various disciplines.

Sunday, 12 March 2023

The 5 best passive income ideas for Artists

Artists can benefit from passive income since it allows them to spend more time doing what they love (art) and less time worrying about their next paycheck.

Artists are inherently creative individuals, yet making money as an artist may be difficult due to the subjective nature of the field.

This is why it is critical for many artists who want to take their artistic activities to the next level to ensure they have a means of generating revenue.

1. Print-on-demand sites

Print-on-demand platforms allow you to have your artwork printed on a variety of various goods, such as iPhone covers and wall clocks, as well as tote bags and wall art. It’s a terrific method to have a consistent money flow coming in, and if your art is exceptional enough, you will enjoy long-term earnings.

2. Create and sell content

As an artist, your natural inclination is to be inventive and create works of art that stand out. So, creating and selling your artwork is one of the simplest ways for you to locate and produce passive cash. On Penkraft’s sister portals, you may sell your artistic creations to domestic and international clients without paying a fee. It allows you to express yourself creatively.
3. Teach Art Online

Creating and selling online courses based on your skill set is one of the finest ways to look at passive income for artists. Becoming a Penkraft teacher is the best way of doing exactly that! Penkraft helps you to start your home-based art classes and provides lifetime free marketing support. Penkraft DOES NOT charge any royalty. Penkraft certified course kits can be bought on Penkraft’s website at discounted prices.

4. Create a blog

Blogging is all the rage these days, and you have the benefit of being able to monetize your blog as one of the finest types of passive income for artists.

This is a great money stream to explore, but there are a lot of variables to consider, so make sure you do it right and blog as effectively as possible.

5. YouTube channel

YouTubers are quite famous these days, and it is well worth your time as an artist to make video material. You can do a lot with your YouTube channel, which is why it’s crucial to establish one in order to generate more interest in your work.

Finding a strategy to monetize the channel might also provide you with a source of passive revenue.

5 ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR KID TO LEARN THIS MONSOON

Monsoon is that time of the year which is dreaded and awaited for, alike. Dreaded by professionals, salesmen, businessmen and people who go out and work, however, students who slog throughout the year with copious amounts of submissions, home works and high-on-stress life hold their breath in excitement for the monsoon to arrive. Monsoons don't mean all the mud and waterlogged streets, to them unlike their elder counterparts because they are sufficiently compensated for it with their own romance with nature. It is a few days of fun, frolic and mad enjoyment. But is it really that fun to sit at home like a couch potato and do nothing? Just surfing through the idiot box or browsing random things on the internet can get really very boring. Why not add some fun to those idle evenings by devoting an hour or two every day to learn something new and improve your skill set? Isn't it too cool to make optimum use of the time when you don't have anything left the study and can't even go out and play? Check out what all can your child do.
Calligraphy Handwriting Improvement: Our handwriting is something that has given us jitters at least at some given point in our lives. Should we let the same embarrassment repeat with our little ones? With a rapid increase in the digital footprint in our world, our kids are getting more and more detached from the habit of writing physically. We must recognize that our handwriting is a testament of our confidence, our personality, our creativity and a keyboard can never substitute for our relationship with a pen or pencil. Enroll your kids to handwriting improvement calligraphy classes for not just improving their general dexterity with a pen or a pencil but also for teaching them a variety of fonts.
Do big numbers still give you jitters? Can you mentally multiply large numbers with accuracy? Do you use a calculator or your mobile phone for calculations very often? If yes, then probably you didn't get trained in abacus in your childhood. Don't let your kids fall prey to the same trap of hating numbers. Train them in this calculation system which is one of the oldest and most reliable. It improves your accuracy, speed of calculation, mental mathematics, and above all reduces your fear of numbers. Why not surprise the Maths teacher in school after vacations?
Art  Craft: Hyperactivity, crankiness, a mind that is too active thinking all mischiefs up is how a child's mind is meant to behave. Merely discouraging them or punishing them is a surface-level approach that in fact accentuates their hyperactivity. Instead of becoming constructive toward the life they become destructive. Art  craft is perhaps the only way how a child's energy can be channelized into constructive things. Did you know ice-cream sticks if decorated well can make good photo-frames? Did you know the process of art and craft actually has a soothing effect on people giving them spiritual satisfaction? Not only that, art and craft don’t just make the mind a room for creative and divergent thinking but the products made also have a huge market out there. What you make as for leisure earns you profits and how is something crucial to take note of for career prospects. So what are you waiting for? Make your child responsible, responsive, creative and above all ensure them a good experience in life.
Traditional Painting: A sketchbook, a pencil, a pack of crayons, at best a paintbrush and watercolors, is this all that painting takes? Does painting only refer to figurines, sceneries, colourful landscapes? Very clearly that ain't the case. India boasts of a rich cultural heritage and art forms. Mandala Art, Gond Art, Warli Painting and Madhubani Painting are forms that are witnessing a revival today and to learn any of these art forms at this time of cultural renaissance will be very helpful and satisfying. This at the same time also will get your children rooted in their own culture and traditions.
Chinese One-Stroke Painting: Doesn't matter if you are already confident with a paintbrush or you will be holding it the first time, the Chinese one-stroke painting is a form which is easy to learn and unique in its process. To learn this will effectively mean that your child has an advanced understanding of the painting by knowing about in evolved form. Vacations will be spent doing something new for your children if you enroll them in such a course.
Time is very precious in today's world and so is the holistic, all-around development of a child. These activities if learned together or one by one don't just act as a pastime but get your children evolved as persons, emotionally as well as intellectually.  

Penkraft conducts classes, course, online courses, live courses, workshops, teachers' training & online teachers' training in Handwriting Improvement, Calligraphy, Abacus Maths, Vedic Maths, Phonics and various Craft & Artforms - Madhubani, Mandala, Warli, Gond, Lippan Art, Kalighat, Kalamkari, Pichwai, Cheriyal, Kerala Mural, Pattachitra, Tanjore Painting, One Stroke Painting, Decoupage, Image Transfer, Resin Art, Fluid Art, Alcohol Ink Art, Pop Art, Knife Painting, Scandinavian Art, Water Colors, Coffee Painting, Pencil Shading, Resin Art Advanced etc. at pan-India locations. With our mission to inspire, educate, empower & uplift people through our endeavours, we have trained & operationally supported (and continue to support) 1500+ home-makers to become Penkraft Certified Teachers? in various disciplines.

Saturday, 11 March 2023

Why do people go gaga over art inspired items?

Art is the source of magic in the material world. Art is what makes even the commonest thing look the most beautiful, therefore, it is likely that people have a fondness for art in general and anything that has rich elements of art in specific. Items of daily use and luxury items that we in the modern age use are mainly of the same mould that you would find in your neighbour's house. In such a case, the only thing that makes you stand out is the incorporation of art. Do we all not know how tea-pot looks or what purpose does it serve, then what makes us buy a new tea-pot every now and then? Yes, it is either the design or the print or the unique motif it has got etched on its surface. This viewpoint holds true for almost every art-inspired item. You don’t just buy the item, you buy a piece of art with you that you get to show off. Let us see what are the aspects that make art-inspired items stand out.

Innovation: Innovation always sells. Whenever you see any regular item in art-inspired design or texture, it suddenly becomes innovative, something that probably the consumer's imagination could never have mapped. Therefore, something like this also becomes a center of attention for the visitors to your house.

Elegance: One can't clearly explain this but it is true that anything that is art-inspired, naturally comes across as elegant. When items of regular use get a similar form, they don't just remain a utilitarian need but become collector's choice and this consequence largely arises because of the sheer elegance of art that the inspired items boast of.

Aesthetic sensibilities: Very often you&rsquo'll see that you get upset when you are out to buy a new sofa or a wardrobe because you don't get what you want because the stuff you are planning to buy is not matching your aesthetic sensibility. We all have an aesthetic sensibility and they vary as per our tastes in each other. This aesthetic sensibility is only satisfied with distinction in the design of every item, and that distinction is achieved by what kind of art it has inspired from.

Personal touch: Art-inspired items to speak of a different side in us to our friends or family. It is not necessary that you have to make something yourself to show an extension of your personality in that, even the reason that you have made a choice for that particular item is also reflective of who you are to the world around. This adds a personal touch to the items you buy.

Mostly handmade: Art-inspired items are usually handmade and you rarely get an exact copy of the same in the market. Even if you find the same design there will be a difference in some strokes or impressions on the surface. Handmade products always appeal to the consumer's choice because they are unique. Even popular opinion rates handmade products higher than large-scale manufactured products by connoisseurs.

Penkraft conducts classes, course, online courses, live courses, workshops, teachers' training & online teachers' training in Handwriting Improvement, Calligraphy, Abacus Maths, Vedic Maths, Phonics and various Craft & Artforms - Madhubani, Mandala, Warli, Gond, Lippan Art, Kalighat, Kalamkari, Pichwai, Cheriyal, Kerala Mural, Pattachitra, Tanjore Painting, One Stroke Painting, Decoupage, Image Transfer, Resin Art, Fluid Art, Alcohol Ink Art, Pop Art, Knife Painting, Scandinavian Art, Water Colors, Coffee Painting, Pencil Shading, Resin Art Advanced etc. at pan-India locations. With our mission to inspire, educate, empower & uplift people through our endeavours, we have trained & operationally supported (and continue to support) 1500+ home-makers to become Penkraft Certified Teachers? in various disciplines.

How Abacus is a Mathematical Exercise for the Brain

Abacus is the science of learning and performing operations of mathematics such as multiplication, division, addition and subtraction in a shorter period of time and with much easy using a frame tool with beads sliding on wire or rods. Abacus can be taught to all the young minds between 7-14 years of age.

With abacus being integrated with mathematical operations and calculations, it is not just limited to the art of learning Math easily. Dissolving complex calculations into simple ones is now easy with the advent of abacus.
Abacus isn't just related to the relevance of mathematics. It is not just a learning skills of math, but it also helps your child to enhance many other related skills. As our body needs exercise, so does our brain. It needs a reliably physical workout which helps to keep itself fresh and makes you sharpen the memory. Abacus is purely based on mathematical and soft skills that need to you to be logical and alert to solve the problems. This keeps your brain very active by training it to be prepared for tough and complex times.
Mathematics being a logically solved subject. When you practice more, it makes your brain tickle and tackle the problems more efficiently and helps you to cope with difficult problems better. It also makes your brain sharper. And as we all know sharper the brain, better the grades. Abacus learning also helps in enhancing the other related skills such as the following:
Enhanced Motor Skills
Abacus is a set of beads that help in calculating with ease. It is an instrument designed in a manner which requires fingers to move around and is a great brain stimulator. It helps in developing primary motor skills.
Problem Solving Ability
It helps your child in solving the toughest of equations and teaches them how to do it without any pretense and imparts skills to solve problems easily.
Improving Concentration
Concentration is vital in leading a good life. Abacus helps in improving the concentration skills since primary ages.
Improves Memory Power
Working on the abacus with the beads to be counted and remembered helps in improving the memory power. It also improves retention power that comes handy in the long run.
Reduces Stress
Abacus can be a great stress buster and can help one release all the unnecessary stress. The simulation of the brain can calm down anxiety levels and help one become stress-free within a few times of using the abacus.
The above-mentioned points with the help of learning mathematics help to improve your brain activities and abilities which in turn helps to learn better and make you smarter.

9 Ways to Add an Artsy Touch to Your Life

Art doesn't exist in a vacuum and neither do artists represent an alien being. Art belongs to us all and we all have an artistic mind, however, the perception around our artsy self depends largely on how we infuse creativity in our everyday life. We all might go to an art exhibition from time to time but that doesn't make us artsy. Unless you express art through the commonest things in life you don't exactly enhance your life with art. Here are 9 ways how you can add that missing artsy touch to your life in simple ways.

Statement furniture:

Beds and sofas are expensive pieces of furniture that adorn almost every household, however, they aren't the kind of things that impress the eye or satisfy the seeker of creativity. Statement furniture adds a dimension of the artsy in your house. By adding an old Victorian wall clock in a modern drawing-room, or an old Oriental cabinet in your wooden floored library you significantly enhance the look of your house which also becomes an extension of your artsy personality.

Old curios collectibles:

The east is the goldmine for unique remnants of the past, which not only add a sense of history to your home but also tremendously enhances its aesthetic value. War memorabilia, vintage typewriters, old sewing machines, old photo frames, vintage chairs, and rare toys often set the room in the perfect mood. These can sometimes be found at very low prices in antique stores and flea markets, and one such collectible can influence the room significantly.

Up-cycling everyday clothes:

Although more familiar to a bedroom set in modern-day interior designing this can be used in other parts of the house too. The success of this technique depends on the quirk of the design. For instance, even a simple addition of fresh flowers to a basic earthen teapot transforms it into an aesthetically pleasing vintage item. Some readers like to see books around them even more than they want to read them. This often messes up the room and makes it look untidy. Storing them in old steel boxes and metal trunks gives you the sense of the mess that the masochist self wants yet decently avoiding any mess that it can potentially create. Similarly, if you don't find a cloth stand, simply up-cycling a ladder not only creates a functional and durable cloth stand but also gives a different dimension to your room.

Thinking beyond the obvious:

There are many affordable options and mediums that can be used to decorate walls but often when we need to decorate our walls, we only think of paintings. Beautiful metallic flowers, an artistic mirror, an intricate marble hanging, or interesting vintage maps all of these, and more can be perfect for bringing in the artsy touch in you.

Books- got looks:

Beautiful coffee table books are a great way to enhance the acute; cor at home but not too many people think of this. Big books with stunning covers, when stacked together, or placed at angles, look great on coffee tables or even side console tables in the hallway or living room.

Traditional is the key:

Perfect for bringing an ethnic touch into your home, traditional Indian art is exquisite, detailed, and not that expensive. Indian art forms such as Gond, Madhubani, Warli Art, Pichwais, Mughal Miniatures and Tanjores not only adds an artistic touch to your home but also becomes a medium of reflection of your taste and preferences to the world, a window through which they peep into you.

Photo walls:

Create a photo wall by framing some of your favorite photos from weddings, birthdays, travels, etc. Photographs sit on corner tables inside a photo frame and we love displaying personal photographs around the house. Why not add a quirk to them and make the extra statement? Using bold frames of different sizes, and creating an interesting collage to cover a large wall in a stairway, study, or bedroom adds to our sense of aesthetics and artsy element.

Master Artist Prints:

A large painting in the living room always screams for attention. But an original artwork, even by lesser-known artists, could burn a hole in the pocket. Instead, you can invest in limited edition prints of beautiful artworks by master artists, such as Husain, Raza, Vaikuntam, etc. High-quality prints, usually made using the serigraphy technique, have a very similar texture to paintings, and hence, look stunning. So imagine owning an authentic Raza print, signed by the artist himself, for less than 30,000 rupees. Can it get artsier than this?

Paint-it-all:

It is very trendy these days to keep walls empty and show art through them. Adding a splash of colors always helps. Painting an entire wall can be expensive, but adding color to a small part of a wall, or a panel, using an interesting pattern, can look extremely artistic, and most importantly pretty easy on the wallet.

Why is Madhubani Art so trendy?

The age of post-modernization is not just definitive of rapid technological advancement, but also a revival of the rich ancient past. One of the most influential and distinctive art forms to have ever emerged out of India undoubtedly is Madhubani painting. Mostly associated with regions around Nepal, Bihar, and the Mithila region, it is also known as Mithila Art. Madhubani Art often makes use of unique characteristics of complex geometrical patterns. This is so integral to people’s lifestyle who practice it, that women decorate their house walls and doors with this art so as to seek the blessings of God for peace and prosperity.

Origin: There is no definite reference to when did Madhubani Art come into being, however, mythology claims that it came into being around the time of Ramayana when Janaka, the king of Nepal, wanted to decorate his kingdom to celebrate his daughter Princess Sita's wedding to Lord Rama, King of Ayodhya. Going by material evidence, elaborate wall paintings or Bhitti-Chitra in Nepal and Bihar played a prominent role in the emergence of Madhubani Art. Etymologically, Madhubani means Forest Honey 'Madhu' - honey, 'Ban' -forester the wild) is still a region in Mithila and still a dialect and identity in common currency believed to date as back as 2500 years. Furthermore, the original inspiration for Madhubani Art emerged from the womenfolk’s craving for religiosity and an intense urge to be in union with God. With the belief that painting something divine would achieve that desire, women began to paint pictures of gods and goddesses with an interpretation so divine that it captured the hearts of many. These paintings that were traditionally created by the women of the Brahmin, Dusadh, and Kayastha communities in the Mithila region evolved an art form that originated in the Madhubani village of the capital city of Ancient Mithila, known as Janakpur and has remained confined to a compact geographical area with the skills passed on through generations and centuries. Even the content and the style of this art form have largely remained the same.
Style design: Madhubani painting traditionally involves fingers, twigs, and matchsticks. In recent, pen nibs have also come into use. It is painted with natural bright colors which are often made using a paste of cow dung and mud to develop in it a better texture. The outline of the painting usually has its frame made from rice paste. The juice of Kusum flower is often used for crimson hue, blue from indigo, turmeric extract for yellow, red from sandalwood, and so on. The artists often use different natural materials for their color needs. This process of using natural colors adds to it a natural texture that can be felt on closely watching Madhubani paintings.
Art social formation: Madhubani Art has five distinctive styles, namely, Bharni, Katchni, Tantrik, Nepali, and Kohbar. In the 1960s, Bharni, Kachni, and Tantrik styles were mainly done by Brahman and Kayasth women (considered upper-castes) in India and Nepal. Their themes were mainly religious and they depicted Gods and Goddesses in their paintings. On the other hand, people of lower castes and classes included aspects of their daily life in their paintings. The Godna and Kohbar styles, for instance, are the preserve of the Dalit and Dushadh communities. Kohbar paintings are usually made by a to-be bride's family as a present to a to-be groom's family.
Revival:The domestic ritual activity, Madhubani painting, unknown to the outside world come to public attention only after the 1934 India-Nepal border earthquake. Poetically, the quake brought houses down and the artistic relics out in the open to the public eye. It was the British colonial officer posted in Madhubani at the time, William G. Archer, who discovered the paintings while inspecting the site on the otherwise hidden walls of the homes there. His observations about the paintings claimed to find a stark resemblance between Madhubani Art and paintings of artists like Miro and Picasso as found in Western domestic households. He took black and white photos of some of these paintings, which today are the earliest images of the art. In addition, William G. Archer also wrote about the paintings in a 1949 article in 'Marg' an Indo-Nepal Art Journal. Thus began the spread of Madhubani Art. Years later, the drought from 1966 to 1968 crippled the agricultural economy of the region. As part of a larger initiative to bring economic relief to the stricken people, Ms. Pupul Jayakar, the then Director of the All Indo-Nepal Handicrafts Board, sent the Bombay-based artist Mr. Bhaskar Kulkarni to Mithila to encourage women there to replicate their mural paintings on paper in order to facilitate sales as a source of income to ensure survival. The contribution of foreign scholars in promoting the art form internationally has also been immense. Yves Vequad, a French novelist and journalist, wrote a book in the early 1970s on the basis of his research on Mithila painting and produced a film 'The Women Painters of Mithila' Since the 1990s, Japan has also shown a keen interest in Madhubani paintings, mainly because of the initiatives of Tokyo Hasegawa, who set up the Mithila Museum in Tokamachi, where around 850 Madhubani paintings are exhibited on a regular basis. As a result of all these initiatives, Madhubani Art is well known all over the world today.
Recognition: In 1975, Madhubani painting received official recognition when the President of India awarded the Padma Shri to Jagdamba Devi, a resident of Jitwarpur village near Madhubani. This was around the time when Madhubani painting had started to receive acceptance. In 1981, Sita Devi was awarded the Padma Shri. In 1990, Ganga Devi of Mithila was awarded the Padma Shri. Mahasundari Devi was awarded the Padma Shri in 2011. Furthermore, Baoa Devi, Yamuna Devi, Shanti Devi, Chano Devi, Bindeshwari Devi, Chandrakala Devi, Shashikala Devi, Leela Devi, Godavari Dutta, Bharti Dayal, Chandrabhushan, Ambika Devi and Manisha Jha were also given National Awards.
Art cannot be measured by tangible means like State awards, however, with official recognition, Madhubani painting has been successful in spreading its word around the world. Today Madhubani painting makes India proud by representing to the world its rich cultural heritage.