At the past, I described the background of my musical series of paintings that I represented by the inspiration of Mughal miniature artists and the oldest scripture of Indian musical genre. By following the previous article, here I'd prefer to share the oldest technique of miniature painting I found from another discourse that isn't only fascinating however, it should facilitate us and encourage to experiment with new components.

Miniature painting thrived in India within the mid-16th century, throughout the Mughal period. Although documentary evidence shows those earliest existing miniature paintings done on palm leaves from the 10th century and on paper from the 14th century.

I’ll concentrate on the technique utilized by the artists of the mid-16th century in Rajasthan throughout the Mughal period as they have a special significance for my subject.

Artists of the Mughal period were too fastidious for his materials to make an ideal painting. On that era, there was a paper named “Hariri”. It had been looking similar to a silk. However, the paper wasn't too standard since it cracked after few months. I found another nice paper made in Hyderabad that was extremely popular by the name “Dowlatabadi” or “Hindi”. Artists have largely used this paper for their painting. “Bavasaha” was another name of the popular paper made with the bamboo tree. “Tataha” created by jute-plant, however, the color of all the aforesaid papers was slightly yellow. There was nothing any paper on the market in white color. Very few numerable paintings created in Tataha paper.