These type of painting are very small and delicate. It is just not just a tiny piece of art, but the details of the paintings are very intricate. There are many rules which are created to act as guidelines for miniature painting. The paintings must not be more than 25 square inches, and the subject in the artwork must not be more than one-sixth of its actual size of the picture.

Previously these artworks were not just about size. The detailing in the artwork was a significant part of the picture. Even when you see through a magnifying glass, you must be able to see the subtle brush marks with intricate design. Many techniques like stippling, hatching, and glazing are used in this kind of painting. The perspective, Composition, and colour are as significant as in larger pictures.

The following are some of the miniature craft projects that will melt your heart:

Glitter Magnets:

These are very easy to make, and you can decorate your fridge or office space with these glitter magnets. All you need is tiny magnets, glue, glitter and clear enamel coat. Make sure that you have glitter in different colours so that it will look good when you place it in the fridge.

Take the magnet and apply some glue on one of its surfaces and then put glitter on the glue. Repeat the same procedure for the other magnets and when they all dry up, coat the magnets with a transparent enamel and let it dry. Once these are dry, you can stick them where ever you want.

Tiny books:

To make tiny books, you will need white papers, scissors, colourful sheets which are thicker than the white papers. After you get everything you need, cut out the white sheets in the size you want and then bind them together by either stitching them or by sticking them with glue. Once the books are created, let them dry. Now you need to cut out the colourful covers and then stick them on these tiny notes to make it looks like its cover.

Bud vases:

If you are wondering what to do with your old and empty nail polish bottles, you can use them to make miniature bud vases. All you have to do is clean the polish out of the bottle and then paint it with different colours and then use it as a vase.

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To become a miniature artist you need to have excellent hand coordination, patience, and time. A piece of artwork is considered as a good miniature painting when even if it is magnified several times it must still hold together as an extraordinary piece of art.

Most of the artworks are handmade, and they are very colourful and minute, but at the same time, it is very detailed. These paintings have an excellent brushwork. They are done intricately and delicately, and this gives the art a unique identity.

History of Miniature paintings:

Miniature paintings are quite popular in India, and the evolution of such artwork started around the 17th century in Western Himalayas.  The mural paintings greatly influenced the Miniature artwork. These mural paintings were originated during the second part of the 18th century; this was the time when the Mughals ruled the northern part of India. The Mughal kings were said to be responsible for bringing in Persian art tradition in the form of Miniature art in India.

The artworks are usually painted on surfaces of materials like Lambskin and Ivory. For portraits people generally use ivory, but as there were many restrictions on ivory, they started to use other materials have taken the place of ivory. Casein, Watercolours, tempura, acrylics, and oil paints are some of the other conventional mediums that were used for miniature painting.

Transparent watercolour is coated on the painting to give a luminance look. Artists use multiple layers of translucent colours to achieve various colours in the picture.

Exhibitions:

There are many art societies which are keen on preserving and promoting traditional miniature artworks. Western societies conduct exhibitions that feature the handheld paintings and sculptures. Each and every display will have different rules and guidelines for painters who show in their exhibit.  Sometimes rules are made in such a way that the size of the painting must not be bigger than a set square inch.

Some rules have restrictions on the size of the subjects like the 1/6th scale rule where the object in the artwork must not be painted bigger than 1/6th of its natural size. You also have the 2” rule, that a subject in the picture must not exceed 2”. Most of these scale rules were initially used to keep the artists in tracks, and now they have become guidelines.

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