Emboss painting

For budding painters as well as anyone who likes to see their painting live up the canvas, emboss painting is an excellent art to chart a new path. Not only does it stimulates the creativity but it also excites the visual senses. Embossing gives a partial 3D character to the image which is achieved by raising or depressing the surface.

You can do your own design and use emboss gum or powder to emboss your own designs. Emboss gum/powder is easily available in markets.

The below emboss painting kit I got it from India. The kit includes the design already printed on a velvet cloth along with colors to paint it and photo of the design. As I bought these emboss paintings long back so all the colors were dried which was of no use. So I used Pearl Fabric colors of my own choice.

Procedure to paint:

1. Place a thick bed sheet on a table and heat the iron box.
2. Keep the velvet cloth on the table where the design should be down and plain side should be on top.
3. Now press it from back side. See that iron should be hot so that the design will emboss nicely.
4. Remove the cloth when the whole design is embossed.
5. Now start painting it with the color combinations shown on the top of the box.
6. Once done allow it for drying and later frame it.

We have invited our friends for dinner to our home. So I made these emboss paintings for them and gave it as take away gifts. This was given to my friend Tulasi :)