Marble Painting

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Marble Paintings are simply amazing. Excellent craftsmanship and talent is portrayed in almost each and every marble painting. The extent of labor, patience and eye for detail can by judge when you truly study each marble painting.

Painstaking efforts and endless patience turn a simple white colored marble in to a rich artifact of immense cultural value and monetary value. As the name suggests, marble is the main base on which the painting is done. Different thicknesses and sizes of marbles can be used depending upon the final product being considered.

The themes of marble paintings revolve around the Bhakti cult of India especially around Lord Krishna with his beloved Radha. Many of them marble paintings show them wooing each other with beautiful love expressions....You can also find various other themes such as Mughal kings and queens, solo figures and beautiful flower motifs or jewelry motifs painted on them too.

While undertaking the marble painting, first of all the marble base is prepared by coating the marble with a neutral color and sponged a couple of times for attaining the right effect. Detailed sketch of the painting is etched out the marble piece. This procedure is then followed by adding color and at times gold dust, gold leaves, jewels and lacquer too. The colors used in marble painting are made out of natural vegetable and mineral dyes. The use of gold and precious stones is optional and depends upon the manufacturer or the buyer if the marble painting is a made to order item. The use of lacquer adds a permanent finish to the marble painting and enhances its life value.

Marble painting on tiles are quite popular. At the same time you can also find marble paintings with inlay work on table tops, furniture and wall hangings too. Owning a marble paintings add enhanced value to your room décor – be it your office or home and also become or prized possession too.

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