It differs from the volumetric art of the West.
Western art attempts a three - dimensional art through the employment of planes of colour.
Bagan art portrays by means of the line. Western art uses light and shade to create a sense of depth. Bagan art brings out the mood through modulation of the line. Bagan art has a limited palette of colours. The palette contains black, dark red, light red, deep cream, light cream, yellow and white.