Even the most elementary level Orissan paintings have colour and vibrancy that are exemplary.The tradition of wall painting is as old as time in this ancient state.Pattachitras are painted with bright colours and possess a charm peculiarly their own.Their pictorial conceptions,unique painting technique and line formations together with colour schemes make them a remarkably original art form that is distinct from any other school of painting either in India or abroad.Palm leaf paintings also belong to this category of Orissa art where in traditional patta paintings are done on palm leaves.