Learn Pattachitra with Kalasampatti
About Our Programmes
Heritage-Led Learning
All programmes are led by hereditary master artists whose families have preserved these art forms across generations.
Seamless Setup
For mobile workshops, the artists travel with all required supplies, including coconut shells, natural pigments, and handmade brushes, turning any corporate office, resort, or private residence into an authentic creative studio.
Personalised Mentorship
Whether learning online or in person, classes maintain an intimate student-to-teacher ratio to ensure individual feedback, focused guidance, and deep cultural immersion at every step of the creative journey.
Programmes Overview
The Pattachitra Experience
An immersive, hands-on workshop led by master artists from Odisha. Participants discover the history, materials, and techniques of Pattachitra before creating their own hand-painted artwork using traditional motifs.
Workshop Includes
- Traditional natural pigments and handmade Pattachitra brushes
- Prepared artwork base with a choice of traditional motifs
- Live demonstrations and step-by-step personal guidance by master artists
- Your completed hand-painted Pattachitra artwork to take home
Perfect For
Corporate team-building, employee engagement and leadership retreats, Women's Day celebrations, wellness initiatives, educational institutions, universities, hotels, resorts and private family gatherings.
Workshop Registration
The Pattachitra Foundation Programme
A comprehensive foundation course designed for a deeper engagement with the craft. Under personalised mentorship, learners start from a blank canvas and complete every stage of the artwork themselves, developing an understanding of composition, linework, and detailing.
What You'll Explore
- History, philosophy, and visual language of Pattachitra
- Traditional sketching, composition, and border ornamentation
- Preparation of natural pigments and colour mixing in coconut shells
- Brush control, precise linework, and traditional finishing techniques
- Creating a complete artwork on a blank surface or a product of choice
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The Pattachitra Mentorship Programme
An ongoing, self-paced programme for individuals who wish to cultivate Pattachitra as a lifelong artistic practice. Sessions build progressively from foundational pencil sketching to intricate, complex painting compositions.
What You'll Explore
- Fundamentals of Pattachitra visual language and compositional principles
- Sustained focus on pencil sketching alongside traditional painting
- Natural pigment preparation and colour mixing in coconut shells
- Progressive advancement from simple layouts to highly detailed, original masterworks
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The Talapatra Engraving Programme
A specialised course focusing on Odisha’s centuries-old tradition of palm leaf engraving. Participants learn to sketch directly onto prepared palm leaves, engrave intricate detailing using a traditional stylus, and apply black pigment to reveal striking monochrome artwork.
What You'll Explore
- History and philosophy of Talapatra as a narrative medium
- Characteristics of working with palm leaf as an artistic surface
- Engraving techniques using the traditional artisan stylus
- Precision linework, ornamenting, and traditional black pigment application
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