TRADITIONAL MATERIALS USED BY THE MINIATURE ARTISTS AN INTRODUCTORY STUDY

Abstract

Previous generations of the artists evolved special methods of producing materials for their art works meant to last for centuries. Their success can be appreciated by the existence to day of centuries old paintings in private collections hanging in different museums of the world, whose papers are intact and colours are as fresh as new. Unfortunately not much has ever been documented because this was the kind of knowledge that traveled orally from generation to generation. Some meager documents that are available, does give the basic idea but much of that documentation need further research and verification because many of the materials and methods explained are not very authentic. The paper is an effort to investigate and research some materials used by the past artists on scientific basis.