Kolam by Sudha Balaji

  How to draw a rose kolam with dots ( 15 to 8  chukki rangoli  ) -  Rose kolam with a 15 to 8 dot pattern is one of the most common rangoli that is drawn quite frequently for special occasions or for festivals like - Diwali kolam designs with dots or Dhanteras rangoli with dots. Start at the centre.  The image above shows how to proceed.  You will observe from the images that I do not draw the pattern with a piece of chalk before drawing with rangoli powder.  This is the preferable method of practising such complicated patterns. An intermediate step for the rose flower muggulu with dots. Rangoli tip - When we draw such big designs and sprinkle colours it is possible that they will spill on the rangoli.   While we should do carefully, do not worry if it happens.  After filling the colours once again draw the entire design with white rangoli .   This will take care of the spilt colours and also enhance the beauty of the main de...

Drishyam or visuals are the best ways of remembering things.  I observed by mother and elder sisters draw rangoli designs daily and of course for Margazhi , Pongal festivals. For 30 days they made huge rangoli designs both free hand and with colours.  My task was to pick up the boxes with colours and give it to them, occasionally I was given the responsibility of filling colours in one element! I learnt observing them and then practising lines and patterns on my own on a cement floor.  I have come a long way since then. I have shared the step-by-step images for just one rangoli in this blog post.  A common pulli kolam drawn in our family for decades particular for Sankranti festival. Butterfly muggulu designs step by step Simple flower patterns and butterflies are matching designs in any rangoli.  A few weeks after the inception of Rangolisansdots as a kolam blog in August 2012 there were quite a few requests for dot wala rangoli.  Butterfly muggulu for New...

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. The dot pattern is 7 by 4 - this variety of dot grid is called udu pulli or interlaced dots and is suitable for more intricate patterns in a dot type rangoli design since the dots are relatively close...

5 dots rangoli with dots and steps This is a small and simple rangoli I created for blog and video Channel.  With a five-by-five dot pattern we can create four simple birdlike patterns that are small and cute with cuter tails.  The tail is formed with one of the remaining dots.  It can be seen on the bottom left bird pattern small bird rangoli with dots in white  6 by 6 dot simple tipke rangoli designs This is one of the simplest designs possible.  This rangoli is usually drawn at the entrance of homes in Tamil Nadu. The patterns on the four sides are the same in most rangoli designs drawn at the entrance; the central dot pattern can change. The images below give the steps After placing the dot grid draw the four lines as shown Draw the patterns connecting the 3 dots remaining on the outside of the four lines The next step shows the legs connecting as shown, probably representing tree like designs The completed rangoli with simple design at the centre. very...