Freehand Kolam
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Another casually done freehand kolam with my usual design at the centre and extended with lines and curves as an effort to make the kolam look…
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Vinns· Dec 18, 2013
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Another casually done freehand kolam with my usual design at the centre and extended with lines and curves as an effort to make the kolam look…
A simple freestyle kolam done in rangoli style. With a four petal flower in the centre surrounded with hearts filled with checkers inside and fringes…
A small and simple freestyle kolam done on the spot which took 5 minutes to draw. I trust its not a surprise to finish this kolam within 5 minutes, I…
A simple freehand kolam with my favourite eight petaled flower in the centre. I have done some shading work with colours, pink and purple. Again this…
Again a spur of the moment freehand kolam. To begin, I drew a star and started to extend the kolam by adding border and details around it. Drawing on…
A small star freehand kolam with extensions around. I didn't plan for a dot kolam and went ahead with a freehand. Took a minute to decide the…
A freehand kolam done at the spur of the moment. I think I can add a separate heading to categorise kolams created at the spot, as I don't pre plan…
A freehand kolam done in Rangoli style on a Deepavalli Day. Started with a circle and extended the design in layers with small elements inside to…
A simple kolam with star as the basic design. To make the kolam look better, I added some curves and, dots and swirls filled the spaces with crossed…
A simple freehand kolam with a flower design. I have extended the design and enhanced the kolam with shading work. It took less than 5 minutes to…
A freehand kolam done in chalk piece. I have drawn a sixteen petal flower in the centre and leaves on the outer layer. To my special vision. I veiw a…
Normally I don't plan or prepare myself before drawing a freehand kolam. I start with a basic design, either flower or star and build the design…