Bindu-Varttana

Glossary

An ancient Indian shading technique wherein the artist retains their brush to paint miniature dots of differing density. The technique has been outlined in the chitrasutra (art of painting) section of the Vishnudharmottara Purana. From the Sanskrit words binduja, meaning “dots” and varttana, meaning “shading.”

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Bindu-Varttana%newline%An ancient Indian shading technique wherein the artist retains their brush to paint miniature dots of differing density. The technique has been outlined in the chitrasutra (art of painting) section of the Vishnudharmottara Purana. From the Sanskrit words binduja, meaning “dots” and varttana, meaning “shading.”

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Bindu-Varttana”. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/bindu-varttana/
MLA	“Bindu-Varttana.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/bindu-varttana/. Accessed 17, December, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Bindu-Varttana. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/bindu-varttana/. (Accessed: 17, December, 2024)