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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
93 Ramraj Is some what like yellow ochre. It is available in
stone and powder form in the market easily. Geru
Is known as Hirmich which is similar to Indian
red and is locally available in the market. Hara-Bhata This stone colour is almost like the English Tera.
verta shade. It requires a lot of grinding filtering and mixing but it does not need any binding
media while applying it on paper. Multani-mitti This off-white earth is locally available in Bikaner.
It does not require any treatment before use and is usually used as an Astar (primer) on paper or
cloth before starting any work. Lajward is a kind of blue colour which is also called
Rajwart. It is some what inferior to Lapis-Lazhli and requires thorough grinding and binding media. It is available on the banks of the river Indus and in some parts of M.P. Originally it was imported from Firangana. situated near the river
kox.(?) Yellow colour is basically orpiment or mineral oxide, which is
prepared out of Pevd. Hartal
Hartal is an ancient colour. It has two verities, Godanti and Varkey. The latter is generally used in miniature painting.
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