The Gem Stone Paintings

Gem Stone Paintings are famous all over the world for their intricate work, shine, richness and luster. The specialty of these paintings is the usage of precious or semi precious stones. Gem Stone Paintings are a treasured form of art. The famous Pink City Jaipur (Rajasthan, India) is the hub of Gem Stone Paintings.

The gem stone paintings are entirely made by hand, no machines are used in making these.     This handicraft industry gives employment to many artisans. The famous gems and jewellery industry of Jaipur provides the base raw material “Gem stones”.   The gem stone painting handicraft provided bread and butter to many artisans and their families.

The gem stones are ground to make coarse powder or crushed to small size stones. The painting is done on glass or acrylic sheets. The painting is done from the back side of the glass. First the design is traced on the glass using black ink than filling is done by pasting various gem stone used to bring out various color tones and shades. Along with male artisans lady artisans also do this work as it requires a lot of patience, skills and precision of the artisan for the excellent outcome.  

Not only paintings but many products are made using gem stone paintings like lampshades, pen pencil holders, trays, coasters, jewellery boxes, mobile stands to name a few.

There is mostly depictions of traditional Rajasthani princesses, Meera, gopika adorning jewelry, playing Musical instruments, playing with peacock, parrot and deer, plucking flowers in garden, sitting in the courtyard. Great emphasis is given in rendering the details of the jewelry, clothing, flowers, greenery, landscape etc.

The religious compositions are generally of Gods Ganesh, Hanumanji, Radha Krishna, Bal Krishna, Shiva Parvati, Goddess Laxmi etc. Saints like Sai Baba, Guru Nanak, Mahaveer are also favorite compositions.  The God compositions are often set in tones of rich orange, yellow, rust with a glowing aura. Now a day’s according to one’s requirement contemporary figures like Statue of Liberty, Monalisa, Hawamahal, animals like Panda, dragons are also made. thedezinhub.com has a wide range of gem stone paintings and products ranging from traditional to contemporary designs. Generally the technique can be applied to compose many designs. One can give design to thedezinhub.com to convert it into gem stone paintings*.

The Gem Stone Paintings and artifacts are excellent gifts as these paintings do not lose their shine or lusture with time and with passage of time become a precious and treasured collection. These paintings can be customized/ personalized by printing name or logo on it.  The Gem Stone Paintings are best for Corporate Gifts, New Year Gifts, Return Gifts for Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Home Décor, Office Décor.

Some stones used in Gem Stone Paintings are : Amethyst ,Chalcedony, Cornelian Agate, Garnet, Green Aventurine, Blood Stone, Red Jasper, Sodalite, Turquoise, Yellow Agate etc.