One of the most beautiful and exquisite Indian folk art is ‘Kalamkari’. In kalamkari, the artists hand-paint and block-print on the cloth or fabric, and the designs done are so unique, minute, and beautiful, that it can woo people away. Usually, artists entirely hand-paint the cloth using a kalam, or bamboo pen, and paint scenes from Hindu scriptures.
In another style, called Machilipatnam, the artists use block prints for outlining the designs, and then manually fill them with colour which are usually natural, obtained from trees, flowers, and even fruits.
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