SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Srikalahasti style of Kalamkari uses a bamboo pen to make intricate designs and fill in the colors. In the Machilipatnam style wooden blocks are used to create the basic structure of the painting, while bamboo pens are used to fill in the colors. Kalamkari flourished around and on the patronage of the temples.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kalam or kalamkari pen is basically prepared with a small bamboo stick, one end of the stick is sharpened until required, pure cotton cloth is rolled on, near the sharpened edge of the stick and then tied tightly in a crisscross pattern with a cotton thread making sure that the cotton cloth stays in the exact position.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is Kalamkari made of? Like many traditional Indian crafts, Kalamkari uses only natural materials. These raw materials include cotton cloth, dried unripe fruit and milk to make the ‘mordant, ‘ charcoal sticks, black kasimi liquid, alum solution and natural pigments in red, indigo and yellow.