Madhubani elephant: decorated in procession, mother and calf, with a canopy

The royal elephant of Mithila art, a sign of wealth and welcome, for a home, a school project or a gift. The nine pictures show a decorated elephant in procession with bells and a patterned saddle cloth, a mother elephant walking with her calf, and an elephant carrying a canopied seat under tassels. Each comes in bright colour, line only, or earth colours. Type a direction such as white elephant or night scene, and the folk style carries it.

• a welcome painting for an entrance
• a school art project
• a nursery wall with a mother and calf
• a gift for a new home

Frequently asked questions

What do the nine pictures show?

Three elephant scenes: a decorated elephant in procession with its trunk raised, a mother and calf walking trunk to tail, and an elephant carrying a canopied seat.

How do the three styles differ?

Bright colour uses flat colour fills with dense dots and flowers, line only uses fine hatched ink in two inks on cream, and earth colours use natural tones on buff paper.

Can I ask for a different elephant?

Yes. Type the change as a direction, such as a white elephant or a Ganesha. It is a request for that look, not a promised result.

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.