Background
- Vatsyayana in his book Kamasutra enumerated about six main principles/limbs or Shadanga of paintings.
Principles
| Variety of Forms | Rupabheda |
| Proportion and measurement of the object or subject | Pramanam |
| Immersion of emotions | Bhava |
| Creation of lustre and gleam with the colours | Lavanya Yojanam |
| Portrayal of likeliness of the subject | Sadrisyam |
| Mixing of colours to resemble the effects of modelling | Varnikabhanga |