Miniature Paintings are examples of superb and skilled talent exhibited by the Indian artists by doing exemplary painting work on palm leaf. Considering the small size of the palm leaves, the images drawn were comparatively small in size and colored as well. The intricate and detailed work involved in developing a miniature painting is worth great appreciation and value.

Miniature Paintings gained prominence in the 11th and 12th century when people started developing manuscripts to store valuable knowledge using palm leaves. Some of the great miniature paintings gain inspiration from Ramayana, Mahabharata. Rajasthan has been the leading state with regards to Miniature painting. A stark difference between the Rajput and the Mughal miniature paintings is in the use of colors. While the Mughal school features muted colors, giving it a shadow and depth, the Rajasthan School uses bold primary colors which give the painting an abstract look.

Technique: A high degree of expertise is required as it involves the use of a very fine brush. The strokes should be absolutely perfect as they should be intricate, colorful and rational impressions. The colors used CHERIAL FOLK PAINTINGS.
One of the most distinctive features that makes cherial folk paintings stand apart, is the narrative format expressed through a rich scheme of colors.

Themes from the epics are created using traditional techniques on a scroll of cloth that may run to many meters in length. Cherial paintings or scroll paintings are used by a community known as ‘kaki padagollu’ that uses this medium as a visual aid to narrate stories from Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Presently, the artists are painting sequences in smaller sizes not only on cloth but also on cardboard, plywood and paper.ture art are done on old or new hand made paper of very fine quality that depict Animals, Birds, Butterfly, Mughal themes and more. One can put these as wall hanging decorations.