What paint do I need?

Brushes and acrylic paints, which is how the designs are meant to be copied onto unglazed clay.

Are these designs hard to copy?

The dot and lotus designs use simple repeated shapes. The kundan design needs fine detail and glue for the stones.

Is the lit picture a photograph of a real lamp?

No. It is a generated picture of a lamp in a dim room, showing how the paint looks by flame light.

Can I ask for a different design?

Yes, type the motif you want. A new design is a request and may differ from the sample.

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Diya painting designs: dot mandala, lotus petals, kundan stones

Diya painting designs — a terracotta diya painted with a dot mandala in white, gold and turquoise radiating from the wick end, the rim edged in red, the wick burning with a small steady flame in a dim room, the flame glow warming the painted rim and a faint cool ambience from camera-right, a dark balance with the painted sides catching the glow

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Reading 1Dot mandala

Reading 2Lotus petals

Reading 3Kundan stones

Painted terracotta diyas, with one design to each reading: a dot mandala, pink lotus petals and a maroon diya set with kundan stones. Each is shown lit at night, freshly painted on a worktable, or from above so the whole pattern can be copied. Type a different motif, such as a peacock or a rangoli border, and the same three views carry it.

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Frequently asked questions

What paint do I need?: Brushes and acrylic paints, which is how the designs are meant to be copied onto unglazed clay.
Are these designs hard to copy?: The dot and lotus designs use simple repeated shapes. The kundan design needs fine detail and glue for the stones.
Is the lit picture a photograph of a real lamp?: No. It is a generated picture of a lamp in a dim room, showing how the paint looks by flame light.
Can I ask for a different design?: Yes, type the motif you want. A new design is a request and may differ from the sample.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.