Devi 
Tanjore Painting
South Indian classical art with real gold foil and rich religious iconography. Layered, luminous, built to last generations.
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Live online art classes — worldwide
Learn Tanjore, Mysore & Kerala Mural Painting from your home.
Live online classes for children and adults — taught by Ratnadevi Gogula. 17 years of teaching. 700+ students. One teacher who still personally guides every brushstroke.
Featured in
The Economic Times
India Today
The whole craft, not a printed canvas
Board making, tracing and printing — taught from your first class, the way the masters did it.
Materials list you keep forever
Exact paint, brush and gold-foil sources — with shop names in your country. Buy your own. Stay independent.
We celebrate when you outgrow us
Many of our students now teach, run studios, or sell their paintings. That is the goal — not subscriptions.
Art Forms We Teach Online
Three classical traditions of India. Taught the way they were always meant to be taught — slowly, by hand, one student at a time.
Mysore Painting
Delicate brushwork in soft vegetable colours, finished with fine gold highlights. Quieter than Tanjore. Just as devotional.
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Kerala Mural Painting
The bright wall-painting tradition of Kerala temples. Natural pigments, bold lines, and stories from the epics on every panel.
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Meet Ratnadevi
I have been painting since I was a child. For the last 17 years, I have taught — first in classrooms, now online to students all over the world.
I hold a Drawing Certification and a Master's in Fine Arts from Chandigarh University. Before art became my full-time work, I trained as a Computer Science engineer. Both worlds taught me patience.
My research is in reviving traditional Indian art forms — Tanjore, Mysore, Kerala Mural — using only natural, eco-friendly ingredients. The way our gurus made them.
17 years teaching
M.F.A., Chandigarh University
Featured: Economic Times
Featured: India Today
How we teach differently
Most online classes give you a printed canvas and call it teaching. We don't. From your very first class, you learn the whole craft:
- Board making — preparing the surface the traditional way, layer by layer.
- Tracing & printing — transferring the design like the masters did in temples.
- Materials, sourced your way — we send you a complete material list as a PDF with where to buy (mostly Amazon, Home Depot, Hobby Lobby, Michaels and similar), so you stay independent.
- Independence as the goal — when you can paint, source and teach without us, we have done our job.
Many of our students are now art teachers themselves. Some run their own studios. Some sell their paintings on commission. We celebrate that — spreading this art across the world matters more to us than holding onto students.
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Simple, honest pricing — two ways to learn
Pick the format that fits your week. Both follow the same syllabus and the same teacher. Same for adults and kids.
Option 1 · Batch
Live group batch
Learn alongside a small group from India, the UK and the US — same schedule each week, structured curriculum.
Course fee · 12 weeks
$600
Need more time?
Reserve a batch seat
Most students finish within 3 months. If you'd like to keep going, you can continue at $160 / month — Ratnadevi will support you for as long as you need.
Limited to 8 students per batch so everyone gets attention.
Option 2 · 1-to-1
Custom 1-to-1 painting
Bring your own design — a deity, a portrait, a memory — or pick from our library. Ratnadevi guides you privately at your pace.
Course fee · 12 weeks
$720
+20% over the group batch — for the private time
Need more time?
Start 1-to-1
Most students finish within 3 months. If you'd like to keep going, you can continue at $190 / month — same private slot, same teacher.
Best for portraits, gifts on a deadline, or anyone who wants undivided attention.
10% off for groups
Two or more students taking the same subject together get 10% off the total fee.
Refer a friend, both win
When someone you refer joins, you and your friend each get one free class.
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Course minimum is 3 months. Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. See Terms and Refund Policy.
How online classes work
Three simple steps. We take care of everything else.
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Register
Fill the short form on our Register page. We email you within 24 hours with payment details and class timings.
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Get your materials & vendor list
We share a complete material list as a PDF — with where to buy, mostly from Amazon, Home Depot, Hobby Lobby, Michaels and similar. Shipping and customs (where applicable) are the student's responsibility.
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Join the live class
Open the Zoom link at class time. Paint along with Ratnadevi. Ask questions. Take it slow.
Common questions
Do I need any drawing experience to start?
Not at all. Most of our students had never held a brush before joining. We start from the very basics — board, trace, lines — and build slowly.
What if I miss a class?
Classes can be carried forward to the next month. Make-up classes can be scheduled with 24 hours notice on any weekday. See our full terms.
Are materials included or do I buy them?
You buy your own — and that's intentional. We send a complete material list as a PDF with where to buy, mostly from Amazon, Home Depot, Hobby Lobby, Michaels and similar. Shipping and customs (where applicable) are your responsibility. Most students spend less than the cost of one month of class on starter materials.
What's the age range for kids?
From 7 years upward. Younger children join with a parent. There is no upper age limit — Ratnadevi has taught students up to 65.
How long is each class?
Two hours a week — typically one 2-hour session, or split as two 1-hour sessions. That's roughly 24 hours of live teaching across the 3-month course. Tanjore and Kerala Mural classes can run longer when we are doing gold work.
What's the refund policy?
All course fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. The course is a minimum of 3 months. Read the full refund policy before registering.
Can my child and I join together?
Yes — many of our most loved batches are parent-and-child. Group pricing applies when 2 or more take the same subject. WhatsApp us to discuss.
What students say
Just finished my first Tanjore painting from scratch with Ms Ratna. She is a fantastic teacher who pays close attention to every detail. She guided me through every step and made sure the work was corrected until it was perfect. Her teaching style is motivating and professional. I am so happy with how my painting turned out — highly recommended for anyone looking for thorough, high-quality instruction.
Khirhuthica B
Ratnadevi is a wonderful teacher and teaches very patiently. She is very knowledgeable and extremely talented — very punctual, and classes are conducted in a timely and orderly manner. She pays a lot of attention to every single detail. Despite my reservations about online art classes at the beginning — because I had never taken art classes — she made me feel at ease and taught me slowly and methodically. I am very happy and look forward to learning more from her.
Lavanya Veda
I started learning Tanjore art from Devi online since August. She is so dedicated in teaching — she never misses even a minute detail. Very patient and comprehensive. She is a multi-faceted artist. I just completed my first painting and my family and friends are so happy to see my work. Thank you so much, Devi. Stay blessed.
Krithika Natarajan
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