Gold Fabric Paint

Most Thangkas are painted on a canvas. Some are painted on paper or leather. Others are embroidered, applique, patchwork fabrics and Thangka, but other theSketching forms are not discussed here. Technically do a thangka painting involves four steps.

Preparation of Foundation:

The type of thangka discussed here, the painting that you buy is made of a woven material: cotton, linen, and sometimes silk. A finely woven structure, consisting of a single piece of fabric is best, because the paint chips easily off the rough thicker tissue where the thangka is wound. The canvas is rectangular, taller than wide, ideally measuring the average 30inches high by 20 cm wide (75 by 50centimeters). The same ratio 3:02 f height and width can also be found in other sizes: 12 by 8 inches (20cm 30by), 48 by 32 inches (120 by 80 cm), 120 80 inch (300 by 200 cm ) exceptionally large specimens. These proportions generally apply equally to huge thangka - measuring from 130 to 180 feet (55 meters by 40) which are hung on the wall side of the monasteries during festivals. There are also elongated thangkas that are wider than tall, with a ratio of 2:3 in size. The edges of the canvas are folded over two times, rather than hemmed to prevent fraying. Then the canvas is fixed with four wire lath are firmly attached with string to a wooden frame and taut, so it looks like a front trampoline.The standing and back of the canvas are buffered with a design of anima; glue composed of bones and skins of boiled, often with a water buffalo. After this layer has been applied, it is polished with a smooth stone or a shell. The result is a smooth, even layer on a rough or uneven canvas, which work well for drawing and painting and keep the paint from seeping into the fabric.

Sketch

For orientation, the painter is often the first to establish a coordinate grid in the form of eight lines, two diagonal lines with a horizontal and a vertical axis passing through the intersection, and four lines drawn parallel to the frame. Sometimes the artist will be on the back so that the lines to show through when the canvas is held in the light of the next stage is a charcoal sketch. When the artist is satisfied with the result, the lines will be accented with ink.There are separate drawings, models, available for most figures to be painted. They can be transferred onto the canvas by biting holes through them along the contours and lines and the most important components. The powder is blown through these holes, resulting in a dotted line on the canvas. Another technique for transferring data using block prints. The wood or metal blocks are painted black, the numbers are colored at a later stage.

Painting

When the sketch is completed, it is time for the color phase. Large areas of color are often applied by brush or writing numbers or syllables in the area. Black, for the moment, is shown with the number two or syllable, five or yellow with Na SA. For the application of color, a particular sequence is generally followed. First, the most remote areas in perspective, the sky is colored. Then the landscape is closest, followed by trees, rocks and water. Next come the gods and other figures. The throne, clothing and Nimbus are painted first. The colors are applied before the dark colors, and then details of gold were added.

Supervision.