Rangoli kolam designs with dots for Pongal , Diwali
The images are in a random order, not in the ascending or descending order of the size of the dot grid. This is a13 to 7 dot flower or poo kolam the shading effect makes the kolam very beautiful.
If we do not have colours we can try this shading method
The two images below show the steps that lead to the creation of this rangoli .
This kolam uses a 7 by 7 square dot grid. The design is also formed with squares with some free hand decorations. See the pictures to know the steps
As a daily kolam design. 7 dots are very popular for our vasal kolams
This is an 8 by 8 dot birds kolam ( paravai kolams in Tamil ). The technique is drawing the tail and the body in smooth movements connecting the dots with curved lines. Many viewers have asked me how to draw curved lines easily. The secret is that your hand should be relaxed , thinking too much about the shape of the line will make our hand stiff. Just draw in a relaxed manner. As they say drawing kolam is like meditation . I have shown three pictures for the steps to give a clear picture of how the kolam progresses in the tail portion.
This is a 7 by 4 dot rangoli . Also called the fusion rangoli it is a combination of sikku kolam like designs and free hand patterns around
Using such simple patterns we can create cute rangoli designs for our daily use.
This blog post is an assortment of dotted rangoli kolam of various dot patterns and will be useful for any occasion for which we may need them.