Women World Training Centre

Have you often caught yourself looking at some beautiful paintings in some exhibition and wishing that you could also try your hand at them? But does the feeling that you are not artistic enough hold you back? Don't despair, there's hope yet! Now you have a place and an opportunity to learn how to create masterpieces like the ones shown below. Join the training classes conducted by Indu Gupta, and learn to enhance and express your creativity. This training is open to all, including homemakers, interior designers, mixed media designers and artists.

Welcome to the beautiful world of traditional and modern Indian art! The Women World Training Centre brings to life exquisite art works by integrating contemporary design methods with evergreen classical style. Training is imparted in Tanjore Painting, Stained Glass Painting, Cold Ceramic Pottery, Clay Murals, Bread Clay Craft, Aluminium Foil Painting, Meenakari, etc.

At the centre, students are trained in many different styles, allowing them to be eclectic and experiment with varied media. Alternatively, those who wish to study and master a particular stream or classical style receive focussed training in that field only. Whatever path you take there is no denying that your appreciation and interest in art will increase a hundred fold when you join the centre.

Here are a few examples of the techniques that the students are trained in at the Women World Training Centre:

1. Tanjore Art
The unique feature of these paintings lies in the use of gold petina work on the crowns, ornaments, diadems, tasseled head gear, and in the depiction of the traditional garments and interiors, distinguishing them from the other features in the composition.

2. Tanjore on glass
This is another form of Tanjore art, which also began at the Tanjore school. Painting is done on glass on the reverse side in glowing colours. As the materials used are not very expensive, these paintings cost much less than the pure form of Tanjore art.

3. Sand Painting
In this technique, sand is mixed with a binder and used as a medium for giving an attractive raised sculpture-like effect. This technique can be applied on pots as well as panels.

4. Stained Glass Painting
This is a beautiful artwork done on glass. First the outlines in the composition are defined with a lead outliner. Then, different colours are filled in to give the effect of stained glass. This art form costs less then one-tenth the cost of creating a visually similar Tiffany art piece. And it has a charm of its own. Stained glass painting is very popular these days, both among the artists as well as the buyers.

5. Tiffany Stained Glass Art
This art form originated in the Art Nouveau period. It was evolved and perfected by one of the period's most creative artists - Louis Comfort. He refused to paint on glass. Instead, he succeeded in joining many small pieces of coloured and textured glass using lead, to form a composition. Many amazing beautiful window panels and lamps were created in this technique. At the Centre, the art of Tiffany is taught in its original form, and exclusive imported coloured glasses are employed in the process.

6. Ceramic painting on black mirror
This technique is used to create a wonderful raised ceramic effect on black mirror. Cold ceramic is used here with very soft colors painted on it.

7. Glass etching
No artwork in glass is complete without mastering the skill of glass etching. Along with etching you also learn how to achieve different shades of frosting and textures on glass.


8. Clay relief work
It is yet another type of embossed painting. Mixed clay, which is used as a medium, allows the artist to achieve a very realistic, three-dimensional effect on a flat background. This technique is used to create beautiful sceneries in the Rajasthani style.

9. Ceramic Clay Craft
This is yet another form of clay craft that can be used to make beautiful art pieces.

10. Bread Clay Craft
In this craft, we teach you how to make clay out of bread and use it to make different art pieces like napkin rings, flowers, wall pieces, photo frames, etc. Once you have mastered this art, you won't have to depend on expensive imported clays. What's more, you can even start your own business in this field with very little investment.

So what are you waiting for. Just give yourself that much-needed break and enrol yourself to learn masterpieces like these.

- Jyoti Narang