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jkmrao
rangoli
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Lata
This design is a nice representation of the original version. Drawing white lines on a white screen; I don't think I follow you mOhanaji. :) So does that mean you didn't start out with a black background?
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 16:20 Permalink
jkmrao

I didn't start with a black background. I worked with black and cyan colours on the usual white background and finally took the negative to get white and red colours. In fact I have a chart that has various colours and their negative colours. Regards! - mOhana
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 17:50 Permalink
rajamma_2

mOhanaji, Padikolam on your computer medium looks perfect... bold and beautiful. I used to wonder why I donot get comments from you for most of my kolams.Thought not upto the mark, but never imagined that one of my kolam will be an inspiration for you to draw a computer design like this.I think the credit goes not to me but to PADIKOLM only. I also tried to make padikolam in MS paint but failed. In black background drawing white lines helps a little. but correcting by rubber is not possible. For me easy way is take the wet rice maavu and draw in the floor. Thanks once again for creating such a nice design! Regards rajam.
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 21:21 Permalink
radpri
Amazing and super ..... pls tell how much time spent for this kolam (in MS Paint) and (MS paint which version etc.,,,)
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 22:47 Permalink
Purni
Hats Off to you, Mohanaji...... It is totally mindblowing..... Its just perfect...
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 22:53 Permalink
judelined
Excellent creation JKM - speechless...
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 00:47 Permalink
anirudh
Very very nice mOhanaji...one suggestion, white and red is already representing the Lord...using shanka and also chakra could have added more to the divinity.
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 00:50 Permalink
brindhanagesh
Mohanaji, Migavum nunukkamana velaiyai porumaiyaaga seithirukireergal. It looks very beautiful. Ungalai paaratta engalukku vayathillai. Vanangugiren.
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 03:09 Permalink
lakshmiraghu
mOhanaji Excellent creation ...it looks very beautiful.i like it very much mOhanaji
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 05:34 Permalink
jkmrao

Thanks for the comments! This was not done on MS Paint as I don't know how to use MS Paint. Photoshop is too costly :-) This was done on Microsoft Powerpoint (a part of MS Office). I used Microsoft Photomanager and Irfanview free software for manipulating the images. I have to take repeated screenshots at every stage so that it is always possible to redo from a particular stage if something goes wrong at some stage. Normally, I take two to three hours for doing symmetrical patterns with leaves, flowers, etc. This one took lot more time. I worked on this for about three days, off and on, not continuously. I had to prepare many of the individual parts of the rangOli separately and then assemble them together. As I mentioned earlier, it was all done in cyan and black and a negative of the final pattern gave the one above with black background and red and white colours. There are eight chakras (circles) to go with eight Sankhas. I never knew about paDikOlams until recently. I might have certainly witnessed them earlier, but never bothered to study the intricate details until I studied the patterns of rAjammAjI, jayAjI and dIpAjI. I am deeply grateful to them and many others. I am a no-nothing compared to numerous talented individuals on this forum. Regards! - mOhana
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 07:37 Permalink
madhuharini
Mohanaji,it was a good trial,very nice.u shown a new way .
Wed, 07/15/2009 - 09:29 Permalink
dibbutn
Lovely Kolam Mohanaji...keep up the good work
Tue, 07/21/2009 - 08:49 Permalink