Kalamkari Paintings
Kalamkari Art is distinct in its form and use of colors. Kalamkari paintings from Andhra Pradesh illustrate stories from puranic legends and the famous epics - Ramayan and Mahabharata. The craft has been in existence at Kalahasti for several generations. All colors are fast and derived from plants, barks, flower seeds, leaves and roots of various plants. The Vaghri Community of Gujarat also specializes in Kalamkari paintings. the outline is made on the cloth by a fine bamboo stick and different colours are filled with a date-palm stick brush.

Kantha Work
The Kantha Embroidery is one of the traditional village crafts practiced in West Bengal and Bihar. This craft is about 300 years old. The procedure consists of four steps. First, four pieces of old Sari are sewed together. Second, weaving designs are sketched on it. Third, outline of the design is sewed and finally designs are filled by kantha stitches using multicolored threads. The stitch is predominantly a traditional craft of West Bengal. Its artistic Designs, motifs and stitching on sarees, dress materials, shawls, bed covers etc. have made it popular in India and abroad.

Leather Carving
The hand craving tool on leather is popular in Auroville and Pondichery. The terracotta leather enables the artist to execute carving and braiding work by hand. After craving and braiding, the coloring of the item is done. Gold Embossed painting on leather has unique charm of its own. The leather is pasted on iron and wood, geometrical drawing is done and flowers, leaves, figures are made with a thin pen brush. A specially prepared paste made from Guggal, sakkar, gum, and fenugreek solution is applied on the drawings. Thin and fine pieces of gold are pasted on leather with sugar solution and enamel paint.