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Easy rangoli designs - beginners

Though I have drawn all the designs myself personally I am thankful to my family for the inputs, information and help in drafting all the posts so far.  I have used the terms kolam  rangoli quite freely in all the posts. Probably there would have been differences based on classical (!) explanations in the past but today kolams can also be colourful like rangolis both in the free hand and dots type  I find that even the terms rangoli kolam and kolam rangoli are used at  present. The only area where I think kolam are different are in sikku kolam and arisi maavu kolam. Both are beautiful, challenging and can be intricate . Rangoli is muggulu in Telugu and so this post will be useful for those in search of small and simple muggulu for beginners.  This post   may have answers  kutty rangoli /kolam designs The rangoli in the image below is one of the basic designs that can be used for learning.   Form a star with two inverted triangles.   ...
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Karthigai Deepam kolam designs

Use 7 by 4 dots, draw the lines connecting the dots, draw lines between.  Add patterns in and around the kolam.  I have used lotuses.  We can use lamp designs also for Karthigai Deepam festival  

When I start - it appears very simple and the final image is totally different and is a pleasant surprise - this is the feedback from regular followers on Facebook, Instagram.  If you notice I have used 6 lotus patterns for 6 Faces of Lord Muruga. 

Use of small dots and shading will make beautiful even a very simple rangoli as is evident from the final step of this rangoli.  Decorate with colour patterns outside.  Also, the dots can be placed with rangoli colours.  The quality of the colours and white kola podi should be that they obey our command.

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The dot pattern is 7 by 4 

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Chukki rangoli 7 by 4 is ready 
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Karthigai Deepam rangoli designs have been shared in quite a few posts.  If you observe the final two images, I started with vilakku patterns and then converted them into thamarai designs.  Line kolam are one of the most sought after variety for festivals.  Many people may want to try it. 

Drawing parallel and thin lines may be a challenge.  Some of the comments on my Facebook Page made me think of something to make this type easy to draw.  The result is here, one of the many kolam muggulu I have done with dots.  

Once we draw the top and bottom lines that enclose the lines on all six sides (using the dot grid provided) it may be easier to draw the inner lines, parallel to each other.  

Kolam tip _ If we have a compact dot grid with lesser space among the dots it is easy to draw the lines, particularly parallel lines.  Longer the lines the more difficult it is to maintain symmetry given the nature of drawing this art i.e. using the fingers and thumb.

As in any rangoli decorations form an important part of getting an excellent finish.  Innovation in decorations are always welcome.  I have used small dots only for the biggest lines.  I did not use them for the gaps among other lines since I thought it may appear cramped. 

 Drawing spirals is also my strength (or weakness :)).  I use them quite a lot.  Lotus patterns can be created in many ways.  Lack of space made me represent them through compact designs with few petals.  

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