Sitting cross-legged at his workshop in Rajasthan's Bikaner, Shaukat Ali Usta (52) is engrossed in laying warq (fine slivers of gold) on a wooden frame. His work involves not only acquired skill, but also loads of patience. The intricate .
Sethi uses the Thanjavur painting technique and mixed media gold foil, watercolour, semi-precious, and oil paint on canvas. Thanjavur style is marked by depiction of deities in rich and vivid colours coated with shining golden foil.