Introduction to India Folk Art- How to make Sohrai Paintings

Introduction to India Folk Art: How to make Sohrai Paintings, available at $19.99, has an average rating of 4.67, with 28 lectures, based on 6 reviews, and has 34 subscribers.

You will learn about A complete understanding of how to make a sohrai painting An introduction to the historical and cultural significance of Sohrai in India Understanding the usage of art as a storytelling medium Making traditional shades of Sohrai using poster colours How to use poster colours Basic brush handling techniques How to draw Sohrai motifs and designs Understanding the composition in a Sohrai artwork You'll be awarded a certificate of completion at the end of this course This course is ideal for individuals who are Beginners and hobbyists willing to explore new forms of art or People already practising art and willing to add another feather to their hat of achievements or People seeking art therapy or Visual Art Students It is particularly useful for Beginners and hobbyists willing to explore new forms of art or People already practising art and willing to add another feather to their hat of achievements or People seeking art therapy or Visual Art Students.

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Title: Introduction to India Folk Art: How to make Sohrai Paintings

Price: $19.99

Average Rating: 4.67

Number of Lectures: 28

Number of Published Lectures: 28

Number of Curriculum Items: 28

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 28

Original Price: ?1,499

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What You Will Learn

A complete understanding of how to make a sohrai painting

An introduction to the historical and cultural significance of Sohrai in India

Understanding the usage of art as a storytelling medium

Making traditional shades of Sohrai using poster colours

How to use poster colours

Basic brush handling techniques

How to draw Sohrai motifs and designs

Understanding the composition in a Sohrai artwork

You'll be awarded a certificate of completion at the end of this course

Who Should Attend

Beginners and hobbyists willing to explore new forms of art

People already practising art and willing to add another feather to their hat of achievements

People seeking art therapy

Visual Art Students

Target Audiences

Beginners and hobbyists willing to explore new forms of art

People already practising art and willing to add another feather to their hat of achievements

People seeking art therapy

Visual Art Students

The Sohrai art painted on the mud wall is a matriarchal tradition of eastern regions of India, handed down from mother to daughter. Usually either monochromatic or colourful, these paintings are done totally by using natural pigments mixed in natural earth. These wall paintings are considered auspicious and intimately related to fertility and fecundity. The Sohrai art celebrates fertility in harvest where the walls are painted with animal motifs.

Immediately after the twinkling lights of Diwali, the walls of the tribal houses of Jharkhand start scintillating with the layers of indigenous white clay. To welcome their winter harvest, to worship their cattle as the Goddess of wealth and to offer a thanksgiving to the forces of nature, the tribal communities (Santhal, Munda, Oraon, Prajapati, Khurmi etc.) of Jharkhand and West Bengal celebrate a festival called ‘Sohrai’ in the month of October-November. The tribal women decorate their mud houses, repairing it after the rains, with designs of flowers, fruits, sparrows, peacocks, squirrels, cows, and various other nature-inspired designs. These wall paintings of Jharkhand are traditionally known as Sohrai, named after the namesake harvest festival.

The name ‘Sohrai’ is said to have derived from a paleolithic age word—‘soro’, meaning to drive with a stick. One of the oldest art forms of wall painting, this tribal art has continued since 10,000-4,000 BC. It is said to be following upon the similar patterns and styles once used to create ‘Isko’ and other rock arts in the region like Satpahar in Hazaribagh district. This art form was prevalent mostly in caves but now has been primarily shifted to the houses with mud walls.

Apart from depicting the Indian Tribal Life, Sohrai also serves as art therapy. You’ll learn:

An introduction to the rich cultural importance of Sohrai in India.

The Historical significance of this ancient form of Indian Folk Art

Traditional materials, and practices of making a Sohrai artwork

Making traditional shades of Sohrai using poster colours

Brush handling techniques for various aspects of making a Sohrai painting which includes: the surface, border, motifs, and patterns

Drawing Sohrai motifs and patterns

Composition of a Sohrai artwork

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction to the course

Lecture 2: Historical, and cultural significance of Sohrai

Lecture 3: Reading material to understand CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SOHRAI PAINTINGS

Lecture 4: Traditional Subjects of Sohrai

Lecture 5: Traditional Materials used by the Tribals

Lecture 6: Specific learning outcomes

Lecture 7: Art supplies required

Lecture 8: Encouraging experimentation

Chapter 2: Surface for Sohrai

Lecture 1: Specific Learning Outcome

Lecture 2: Traditional Surface

Lecture 3: Preparing a surface for Sohrai using poster colours.

Chapter 3: Sohrai Border

Lecture 1: Specific Learning Outcome of Chapter 3

Lecture 2: Technical Details for making a Sohrai Border

Lecture 3: How to make a Sohrai Border

Chapter 4: Motifs of Sohrai

Lecture 1: Specific Learning Outcomes of Chapter 4

Lecture 2: Types of Motifs

Lecture 3: Traditional Shades of Sohrai

Lecture 4: Demo of making Sohrai motifs

Chapter 5: Patterns of Sohrai

Lecture 1: Specific Learning Outcomes of Chapter 5

Lecture 2: Technical Details of Making Sohrai Patterns

Lecture 3: Demo of decorating borders using various patterns

Lecture 4: Demo of decorating motifs using various patterns

Chapter 6: Composition of a Sohrai Artwork

Lecture 1: Specific Learning Outcome of Chapter 6

Lecture 2: GETTING OUT OF THE LANDSCAPE-NOTION

Lecture 3: TECHNICAL DETAILS OF COMPOSING A SOHRAI ARTWORK

Lecture 4: DEMO OF A COMPLETE SOHRAI PAINTING

Lecture 5: DEMO OF A COMPLETE SOHRAI PAINTING – 2

Lecture 6: GANGAA AARATI – NEW DEMO OF SOHRAI PAINTING

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Indian Folk Art Courses & Art Marketing

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