Learn to draw a Rangoli!!

How to draw a Rangoli

A Rangoli is a traditional Indian art form that is made using coloured rice or powder. It is usually put outside your doorstep for special occasions and festivals like Diwali. Today I will be showing you how to make a simple rangoli.

What you will need:

• A piece of paper

• A sharp pencil

• Colour pencils, paint, felt pens, coloured rice or powder etc.

• An eraser if you make a mistake!!

Instructions:

1. First, draw seven dots evenly spaced out horizontally.
2. Then draw six dots underneath it to begin forming an inward triangle. 
3. After that keep drawing dots underneath. Your picture should now look like this:
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5. Draw a horizontal line to connect the three dots together as per the picture below. Then draw lines diagonally both ways. After that you do the same on all 3 corners so your rangoli looks like this:
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7. Now that you have connected most of the dots you need to finish by connecting all the mini triangles to make them diamonds like this:
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9. Your rangoli is now finished!! Finally, you can colour it in or fill it in with coloured rice or powder. Well done, you have just drawn a rangoli!!

By Anika