Discover Handcrafted Textile Art: Watercolor vs. Line Art

Discover Handcrafted Textile Art: Watercolor vs. Line ArtDiscover Handcrafted Textile Art: Watercolor vs. Line Art

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Taruna Shrivastava

• May 1

Kraalikaa — Handcrafted Textile Surfaces

Two original prints developed through distinct methods—one created using watercolor, and the other through detailed pen linework. Both artworks were later refined through vectorization and adapted into functional textile surfaces.

This process bridges hand-drawn expression with digital precision, allowing the designs to translate seamlessly across products while preserving their original character.

Kraalikaa focuses on building textile surfaces that carry both craft and clarity—where each print holds its own identity while remaining adaptable for real-world application.

Which direction do you prefer — Watercolor Expression or Line Art Structure?

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Chhavi Malik

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• Oct 29

What happens when a poet picks up a pen and remembers she likes to sketch too:) I write poetry over at @words.bycm on IG and since Inktober is here, I thought it was time to let that side of me out of its little corner of Instagram.

This is 'What Is Freedom?', a poem I wrote about a blue bird that spends its life fighting to escape a cage, only to find its wings clipped when the door finally opens.

A little existential crisis, now available in ink.

I wanted to bring the poem into a visual form, keeping the bird, the open cage, and that big, complicated idea of freedom at the heart of it.

For the writers, designers, and other creative shape-shifters here: what side of your creativity would you bring to Inktober?

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