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4.) The Making-PROCESS 2

Hey Guys! Hope you all keeping fine, today we are going to know more about the technique of creating a good beautiful Paper Mache product.

 People who are new to my blog are requested to check the previous ones so as to know what exactly I am talking about. Anyways, before I begin today I would like to share something with all of you. As I already said 'Paper Mache' is my research topic for the assignment that I have been given from my institution. So adding up to that I have been told to make a Visual Diary ( A diary through which I have to depict my topic with help of visuals that are related to it) . Thus, I would like to share a few pages of my Diary with you.
But before that would continue with the second important process to make Paper Mache i.e,

Naqashi:
The object when it first reaches the Naqash is covered with a thin paper strips of butter paper pasted on the object by means of glue. This thin layer acts as barrier between the plaster covering the object and the paintwork, ensuring that the painted surface does not crack. The surface so formed is then covered with a base coat of paint.



The Naqash at work.
Naqashi is the art work that transforms the waste paper into the beauty that Paper Mache objects stand for. The design is mostly painted on free hand and the paint used may have a metallic quality which adds to the illuminated feel. Besides, shading is done so as to give a natural appearance to the motifs. Gold is mostly used to highlight certain designs which are applied with the help of pointed brushes and rubbed with a stone commonly called an ‘egged stone’ to impart a high gloss to it. After the design is complete the final step is adding a layer or more of varnish to give the item its characteristic shine.

 NAQASHI COLORS:
Most of the colors used in Paper Mache  Naqashi are mineral, organic or vegetable base. Traditionally white lead came from Russia and the body white from a local stone called Shall-a-noon. The source for clay was near Manasbal Lake in Srinagar and the verdigris (green) was derived from a mineral that came from Surat in Gujarat; Red was from Cochineal or the Kermis insect, and ultra  marine from Yarkand. Yellow, brown and orange colors came from local produce like turmeric, saffron and walnut shell or pomegranate. Nowadays, these traditional colors have been replaced by the modern day poster colors and paints.

Many a motifs find their charm on varied objects like boxes, vases, trays, frames among other variants. The latest trend in Kashmir Paper Mache is finding the Naqashi being done on the brass vases now.

My next blog would consist few sketches of  my Visual Diary and also it is going to be about certain Naqashi designs and motifs that the craftsmen use while the painting on any Paper Mache product. I hope you guys find my blogs useful and do let me if I need to improve somewhere, in the comments. Till then have great time and something not to forget !! keep a track ;)

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