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Tole painting is the folk art of decorative painting, normally on tin or metal household utensils, although wooden items are sometimes used. Tole sometimes referred to as One Stroke painting is the personalising of favourite family items.
Popularity
The practice of Tole painting seems to have begun early in the 18th century, being most popular throughout the eighteen hundreds. As with a lot of other traditional activities there has been a huge resurgence of interest over the last few years.
Description
Tole sometimes referred to as One Stroke painting, is so called because items such as petals of a flower are painted with one stroke of the brush. The brush having been loaded with two or three colours, the artist can deliver the highlight, body and shadow of the petal with the one stroke. The paint normally used is a good quality, long-lasting and sturdy acrylic paint. Thus giving the very luxurious and distinctive and finish.
Dedication
Painted freehand, subjects include favourite brightly coloured patterns, flowers, birds, animals, humorous themes, family in-jokes, illustrations of favourite stories and family depictions. For this reason items often become recognisable to a region or even family and so are collectable.
Items commonly decorated include; kettles, teapots, tea trays, milk churns, jugs and water buckets.
Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.
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Arms
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Legs
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Sight
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Hearing
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Speech |
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