Traditional miniature painting class at Pacific Art

My best experience in Udaipur. The instructors made us feel like home and were very patient, kind and inspiring. This place is genuine and I think everyone who comes to Udaipur should go here.

Very hospitable and knowledgeable about udaipur miniature art. They teach you how to start out with many unique tools and paints and papers and fabrics with patience, while sharing the history of the city's artists

Pacific Art takes you back in time and immerses you in the rich, highly-detailed painting tradition of India. Brothers Naresh and Jeetu are highly knowledgeable ambassadors able to explain the history and technique of this art style. I stumbled upon this shop late at night the first time and they very patiently entertained dozens of questions from me as I looked around the shop and asked them about paintings that stood out to me. At the end of the night, I actually handed Jeetu an iPad and he drew an elephant on there with an Apple Pencil showcasing his command of the style despite the different medium. Their friendliness encouraged me to come back and take a painting class to experience firsthand how to paint in this style. The class was taught in the daytime, seated on a drawing board and involved outlining a peacock and using very thin tipped brushes to color it in. Though there was not a lot of individuality in learning this first drawing (mostly following instructions and coloring with the colors as directed), it did provide insight into how difficult these paintings are to create and the subtleties in the detailing of each of the master works. I also bought a number of paintings from them to take home and which were loved by the friends and family. Over my few days in Udaipur, I regularly came by the shop given their kindness and they even shared their lunch with me on a few occasions while regaling me in their family's history in art. Though the shop's purpose is to teach drawing and sell paintings, I felt I got to integrate with their community through my visits to their gallery, seeing how they worked, and sharing experiences and I would recommend everyone pay them a visit to get a taste of traditional Indian painting!