Rangoli for beginners: simple flower, swirl and small diya

Rangoli for beginners, adults drawing their first rangoli who need a design with few strokes and clear shapes to follow. The three designs are a six-petal flower, four curling swirls meeting at a dot, and a small diya. Each is drawn in bold single black outlines with big open shapes, in thin outlines with small guide dots, and in white chalk outlines on a black slate. A different simple design can be typed in as a request.

• a first rangoli at home
• a beginner class for adults
• a weekend craft with family
• a simple doorstep for a festival

Frequently asked questions

Do I need any experience?

No. The designs have few strokes and open shapes, and the guide dots show where the lines go in the middle style.

Which style should a beginner start with?

Bold outline is the simplest. Guide dots help with placement. Slate chalk can be wiped and drawn again.

Can I ask for a fish?

Yes. Type the subject you want. A new subject is a request, not a promised result.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.