Kalamkari Art – In Red

Kalamkari Art is a 3000-year-old art form, what sets it apart is that employs only naturally obtained dyes. The process of creating masterpieces is however extremely lengthy. It entails 23 steps such as bleaching, dyeing, starching, block printing, hand printing and many more. Kalamkari art is a available in two distinct styles: Srikalahasti and Machilipatnam in Andra Pradesh. Srikalahasti happened to be the main center of this art due to the constant supply of clean and fresh river water. This art form chiefly makes use of earthy colors such as mustard, indigo, green and black. The natural dyes that are used in the process of painting are purely extracted from natural resources without the use of any chemicals or artificial matter.

Black: Jaggery + iron filling + water

Red: Roots of madder tree mustard

Yellow: Boiling Peels of Pomegranate

Blue: Indigo Plant