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How to draw kolam with POWERPOINT

Discussion in 'Rangoli / Kolam' started by psplatha, Feb 7, 2011.

  1. psplatha

    psplatha Gold IL'ite

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    Hi,

    How to draw kolam with computer?
    Once i was desperately searching the net to learn to draw kolam with computer. But i ended up with no tutorial to quench my thirst . I searched many kolam websites. i could see different beautiful kolams. But nobody gave the method to draw kolam with computer.After such a lot of trial and error, i found the answer for my question. I learnt to make digitial kolams my self. My method is to draw kolam with POWER POINT.
    Thinking that , there would be people like me, searching to learn to use their computer to draw kolam. Here i present the tutorial "How to draw kolam with POWERPOINT".

    THIS IS MY FIRST TRIAL TO MAKE A TUTORIAL..PLEASE GO THROUGH AND AND GIVE ME YOUR VALUABLE COMMENTS , SUGGESTIONS AND POINT-OUT MISTAKES IF ANY.


    How to draw kolam with POWERPOINT

    STEP 1 : OPEN a new, blank POWERPOINT presentation file.

    STEP 2 : Right click on the slide. In the popup box, click 'Grid and Guides'. In the Grid and Guides box , set 'spacing' as ‘1’ inch. Check "Display grid on screen". Then click ok.

    STEP 3: You get the screen as shown in fig. The slide becomes a dotted page.

    STEP 4: Click Insert --> shapes --> curve .
    Now your pointer is ready to draw curves or lines that can turn at points , on a click.

    STEP 5: On the slide with dots , click at the place, where you want to begin to draw the kolam. Click the mouse where ever you want your line to turn. The line gets drawn automatically.
    For each click the line will turn at that point.

    STEP 6 : Finally end at the begining point. You will get a shape.

    STEP 7 : Now right click on the shape drawn. A box pops up . Click "Formet shape".

    STEP 8: In the "Formet shape" popup, click "Fill" and select "NO FILL".

    STEP 9 : Click "line color" in the "Formet shape" box. select "solid line". In "color" select your desired color (i have selected black).

    STEP 10 : Click "line style" in the "Formet shape" box. Set the number as "2".

    STEP 11 : "close" Formet shape box. You can see that you have drawn a part of the kolam.

    STEP 12: Now follow step 4 to step 11 and complete your kolam.

    STEP 13: when your kolam is complete. Press the “Print Screen” button on your key board.

    STEP 14: Open the image editor (I used Photo Filter . You can use Photoshop or any other available image editor) in your computer. From the ‘edit’ menu of your image editor click “paste”. Now you can see the kolam drawn in power point as image in your editor.

    STEP 15 : Select the kolam with the help of the square tool. Go to “edit” menu. Click “copy” and “paste as new image” or with crop tool get only the kolam image .

    STEP 16 : Save the kolam image as “.jpg or .gif “ or of your desired formet.
    Now Your have completed a kolam .



    FOR MORE DETAILED TUTORIAL WITH ILLUSTRATIONS SEE THE ATTACHED .PDF FILE

    http://www.indusladies.com/forums/a...olam-powerpoint-how-draw-kolam-powerpoint-pdf





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  2. lathaviswa

    lathaviswa IL Hall of Fame

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    Thanks for sharing.
     
  3. psplatha

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    computer drawn kolams

    Hi.

    have a look at the kolams and give me your comments.
     

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    kiran82 Silver IL'ite

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    Re: computer drawn kolams

    Hi psplatha,
    These look so lovely and colourful-do you use photoshop for this-pl.let me know how u did it.Thanks for sharing.
    Regards,
     
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    Re: computer drawn kolams

    Lovely very well done.Please share the procedure.
     
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    Re: computer drawn kolams

    THANK U KIRAN !
    THANK U KANAGA !
    FOLLOW THE STEPS GIVEN IN THE ATTACHED .pdf "HOW TO DRAW KOLAM WITH POWER POINT"

    AND USE "FORMET 3D" FUNCTION TO DO SOME VISUAL EFFECT LIKE SEEN IN 1st and 3rd kolam.

    TRY AND FEEDBACK TO ME.
     

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    Re: computer drawn kolams

    On clicking the link it says 'page not found'.
     
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    Re: computer drawn kolams

    Dear psplatha,
    Thank you so much for explaining in such detail and so clearly-I will surely learn.

    Regards,
     
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    Re: computer drawn kolams

    wow very nice kolams
     

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