01. Rangoli - Part 01 - Shree Lakshmi Rangoli Pada - 12 Designs and natural colours for Rangoli - link
02. Rangoli - Part 02 - 40 Ideas for Diwali (with only about 5 viable in reality) - link
03. Rangoli - Part 03 - Making your own Black-and-White Draft of Rangoli with Invert and Colour Replace in Photoshop - link
04. Rangoli - Part 04 - Tracing and Inking the Black-and-White Design of Rangoli - link
Right now I am thinking how to process these Designs in Photoshop and Inkscape in order to print them out and to make my own Rangoli using just inking techique and colour pens!
My favourite Designs are NO. 4 and NO. 5.
By the way, these Designs are also very fit for everyday puja, not only for Deepawali!
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| I liked this Design very much |
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| And this one is very much to my liking! |
As for the natural colours, the following natural ingredients can be used:
White - Rice powder
Yellow - Turmeric powder, dals
Red - Sindoor/rose petals
Green - Mint leaves or
coriander powder
Orange - Marigold petals
Brown - Cinnamon powder, beans
Black - Mustard seeds
Blue - Lavender flower petals
Don't forget, that Rangoli can also be created from FLOWERS, NUTS, FABRICS, GLASS BEADS or just PAINTED ON PAPER.
