Folk Art & Hues
A personal project that made into the Nippon Paints 2019 year book!

Upon the completion of the 5th edition of 36 Days of Type,

I was inspired to create an ampersand. The theme I illustrated

was an ode to Indian Folk Art, and I sought to extend

this theme by including ‘ampersand’ in my series

So I decided to take a step back from relying on

the pen tool and the command+Z shortcut this time, opting

instead to hand-render. I tried to depict various forms of

IndianFolkArt cohesively to create a blossoming ampersand. 

The illustration would feature lotus flowers, water, and

leaves inspired by the folk art form of India.

Medium: Water colour on Offwhite Kraft-Tone Sheet

Pichwai, Rajasthan

Kerala Mural

Madhubani, Bihar

Kalighat Painting, West Bengal

Tanjore Painting, Tamil Nadu

the ampersand found its place in the Nippon Paints 2019 yearbook.