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Giveaway: Saheeli and Huatli Pattachitra Portrait
Winner: princeofdorkness
Donation drive raised: $1,729.60
Pattachitra or “cloth painting” is an ancient style and technique of painting that comes from the East Indian state of Odisha. The canvas has been carefully prepared, in the traditional manner, from two layers of fine cotton Indian cloth, attached with a homemade glue made of boiled, powdered tamarind seeds, then coated with three layers of a chalk solution, and finally smoothed with a rock. The original design features two characters from Magic: the Gathering, Huatli the Warrior-Poet riding a raptor and Saheeli the Artificer with a menagerie of mechanical companions under the Ixalan sun. It was hand painted with acrylic and natural paints, including cinnabar, orpiment, and indigo. The border was then added with a metallic vinyl for extra sparkle. It measures 16”x 20”, or 40x50cm, and comes mounted on a wood panel ready for hanging.
Donated By Angel
Angel is a crafter, cosplayer, and frequent guest of LoadingReadyRun’s Can’t Draw Horses Club. You can find her every Thursday painting portraits of pets live on twitch.