Glossary

Bindu-Varttana

Bindu-Varttana

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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