Download or read book The Art of the Dot written by Anna Laine and published by LOM ART. This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of the Dotteaches the reader how to complete and create stunning kolams. A form of drawing that is practised in southern India, kolams are geometrical line drawings composed of curved loops and straight lines, drawn around or over a grid pattern of dots. Art-lovers must follow the step-by-step guides as they work their way through beginner, intermediate and advanced designs. Each completed kolam is a gorgeous geometric marvel that can be coloured in and decorated. With an introduction from anthropologist and kolam specialist, Anna Laine PhD, readers will soon be experts themselves and can get creative with their own designs.