Orissa School, Kangra School, &Thangka School for PAR

Orissa School

The earliest surviving examples of miniature painting in Orissa appear to belong to the ^th century A.D.
Some good examples of the paintings of this period are a court scene and four illustrated leaves of a manuscript of the Gita Govinda
In Orissa, palm-leaf continued to be used even upto the 19th century.
The outline drawing was rendered with a stylus on the palm-leaf and then charcoal or ink was rubbed on the drawing.
A few colours were sparingly used to fill in the designs.
The technique of painting on paper was, however, different and was like the one used in other schools of painting.
The early manuscripts display neatness in drawing.
Later on in the 18^th century, the line becomes bold and a little crude but the style in general is very decorative and ornamental.