Catterfly’s Structured Learning Journey in Pichwai Art
Learning art is more than just picking up a brush and painting—it is a journey of growth, discovery, and self-expression. At Catterfly, we believe that true artistic development comes through a structured path, where skills are built step by step, techniques are mastered with patience, and creativity is nurtured along the way.
Our thoughtfully designed Pichwai painting learning journey reflects this philosophy. Beginning with the fundamentals and progressing to advanced mastery, the curriculum ensures that learners move at a steady pace, gaining confidence at every stage. Each lesson is carefully planned to balance technical practice with creative exploration, making the process both engaging and motivating. With Catterfly’s structured guidance, students not only learn how to paint but also experience the deeper joy of connecting with tradition, culture, and their own creative potential.
The Learning Schedule – A Roadmap for Creativity
The Catterfly Learning Schedule serves as a clear roadmap for learners at every stage of their artistic journey. Designed to bring focus and structure, it helps students progress step by step through diverse modules and courses.
- Levels of Learning: Each course is categorized as Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced, making it easy for learners to choose lessons suited to their stage of development.
- Course Names with Focus: Each course highlights a specific subject or theme, such as Shreenathji Mukharavind in Pichwai, offering clarity and relevance.
- Detailed Lesson Breakdown: Every course is divided into lessons, marked with lesson numbers and clear descriptions to ensure progress is trackable and transparent.
- Effort & Duration: Time estimates for each lesson help learners plan effectively and maintain a steady rhythm.
This approach transforms the schedule from a simple timetable into a curriculum for creativity, breaking down the complexities of traditional art into approachable, structured steps.
Beginner Level – Foundation of Art
Perfect for newcomers, this stage emphasizes the essentials—building confidence with brush strokes, mastering simple motifs, and understanding colors and shapes. Learners begin with small compositions that develop accuracy and neatness.
- Introduction to lines, shapes, and basic forms
- Primary and secondary colors
- Simple motifs and borders
- Basic brush control and stroke practice
- Small, neat artwork compositions
Motifs:
How to start basic elements and how to color various elements.
Learn start to final prosess of the traditional Pichwai paintings.
Practice Artworks: Simple compositions like kamal Talai, Cow, etc.
Intermediate Level – Exploration & Detailing
Learners move beyond basics to explore balance, proportion, and depth. This level introduces textures, layering, and decorative detailing while encouraging the creation of medium-sized artworks with multiple elements.
- Layering and blending techniques
- Intermediate motifs and designs
- Balanced compositions
- Textures and decorative elements
- Medium-sized, complete paintings
Once the basics are mastered, learners move to more detailed and colorful artworks:
Coloring: Base colouring with different colours, outlining, different shading mode, background colouring, jewelarry design, detailing of mala etc.
Artworks: The many Stage Process:The main stages are: base colouring, Outlining,shading, detailing of dress, Final Touches and Preservation
Advanced Level – Mastery & Innovation
Aimed at learners ready for professional-level artistry, this stage focuses on intricacy, innovation, and independence. From multi-layered compositions to mythological Pichwai storytelling, students transition from replication to creating original, exhibition-ready art.
- Intricate motifs and fine detailing
- Complex, multi-layered compositions
- Shading, perspective, and depth
- Personal creativity and stylistic innovation
- Large-scale, professional artworks
Finishing Touches:
Shading: Shading is applied using two brush technique creates a sense of depth and volume, a hallmark of Pichwai Painting.
Final Outlining of jewelarry : Before the final touches, the painting's outlines of jewelarry are done, typically in Crimson Red and black mixture.
Decoration of Jewellary : For decoration of jewllary with two colours red and green
Eye-Opening: This is a significant and often spiritual final step. The eyeballs of the characters are filled in with black color and blue color, which is believed to "open" the eyes of the figures and bring them to life.
Expert Level – Mastery & Original Expression
Decoration of Jewellary : For decoration of jewllary with two colours red and green
Eye-Opening: This is a significant and often spiritual final step. The eyeballs of the characters are filled in with black color and blue color, which is believed to "open" the eyes of the figures and bring them to life.
Expert Level – Mastery & Original Expression
At the Expert Level, learners attain complete artistic independence and creative maturity. The focus transitions from structured learning to innovation and originality, where artists merge traditional techniques with their personal expression. Learners explore conceptual and thematic compositions, experiment with new motifs, and refine their individual artistic identity. This level emphasizes professional excellence — preparing artworks suitable for exhibitions, portfolios, or teaching.
Key Focus Areas:
- Conceptualizing and designing original compositions
- Experimenting with new motifs, themes, and mediums
- Developing a personal artistic style and signature technique
- Advanced use of perspective, contrast, and depth
- Curating and presenting artworks professionally
- Creating master-level, exhibition-ready compositions
Sample Learning Schedule & Progress Tracker
Visual Progress Example
Below is an example of how learners might visualize their progress:
A progress chart helps motivate learners as they can literally see themselves moving towards mastery.
Workshop Moderation & Benefits for Learners Catterfly workshops are not just about following a syllabus – they are interactive, moderated experiences:
Personalized Feedback: Learners receive guidance and corrections from expert facilitators.
Progress Tracking: The schedule helps monitor where each learner stands, ensuring no one is left behind.
Motivation & Accountability: Visible milestones keep learners engaged and motivated to complete each stage.
Flexibility: Learners can plan start and end dates based on their pace, making it a stress-free learning journey.
What Makes Catterfly’s Learning Schedule Unique
- Structured Curriculum – Clear, step-by-step modules with defined outcomes.
- Clarity & Tracking – Lesson numbers and descriptions for measurable progress.
- Time Planning – Duration estimates for realistic and steady practice.
- Creative Growth – A balance of technical mastery and artistic expression.
Catterfly’s Mission
At Catterfly, our mission is to make art education structured, accessible, and inspiring. By guiding learners through well-defined levels, we ensure not just skill development, but also a deep cultural connection and a joyful, fulfilling artistic journey.
