Holi Festival Paintings Ideas

Holi, also known as the festival of colors, is an important festival in India. Celebrated on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Phalguna, Holi marks the start of spring. 

The festival often begins with special prayers and pujas (worship) before young and old come together to playfully smear colors on each other’s faces – so much so that their clothes become secondary to their painted bodies! The Holi festival has many stories associated with it.

Colorful paintings on Holi

It is a tradition to color your body, as well as others’, on Holi. As with all art forms in India, there are a variety of styles from which to choose when it comes to painting designs on your body for Holi. 

Some of these ancient patterns and designs represent gods or religious traditions; however, there are also many more contemporary ones that have become associated with Holi over time.

Designs with Flowers

Although each region celebrates Holi with its own unique traditions, colors, and songs, one thing remains consistent: a symbolic color spraying of flowers. 

For instance, if you’re in Rajasthan—where Holi is celebrated for three days—you can expect to be doused with gulal (brightly colored powder).

And while anyone who wants it gets to spray paint during Holi in Karnataka, Jharkhand, and Odisha only women get to do so in Andhra Pradesh. 

Colorful flowers like roses or jasmine may also make good subjects for paintings that commemorate Holi.

Everywhere else you go in India people will have fun mixing and spraying brightly colored powders on each other. To make sure your celebrations are as vibrant as possible check out our gallery of spectacular Holi festival paintings from across India below!

Designs with animals

Holi is a celebration of spring, so why not incorporate some colorful creatures into your art? Try painting elephants and peacocks; these animals represent strength and fertility, respectively. 

For other design ideas, consider marigolds, which symbolize victory over evil.

Although marigolds are used to decorate Hindu altars during Holi festivities, they’re also associated with love and marriage—so painting them in bright colors can add an extra personal touch to your piece. 

Designs with People

Before you start a painting, your design should always have people in it. The idea behind Holi is to celebrate humanity and be around friends. 

So make sure to include people in your painting. Think about including children as well, since they are often associated with innocence and purity. 

But if you want to capture a more spiritual or mature tone for your painting, feel free to experiment with older figures as well! This is a great chance to add variety to your painting collection also!

Designs with Abstract Colors

When it comes to choosing your color palette, there’s no need to be confined by classic color pairings. 

Go bold with your shades and try out something a little more abstract; you might be surprised at how bright and eye-catching your artwork is.

For example, using shades of red with purples, oranges and yellows will certainly create a dark vibe—just make sure that all of these colors have enough contrast between them so they can still be clearly read on-screen or in print.

Colour Combinations

There are many colors to choose from for Holi. These are the colors that most Indians love to use:

1. classic Indian red

2. yellow colors

3. purple, 

4. Green,

5.  blue, 

6. orange and all other colors in between

The color choices depend on personal preference and can vary from family to family or region to region as well. For example in western India often neon colors like blue, pink, and yellow are more popular whereas in eastern parts of India more traditional Indian colors are used. 

The sky is really your limit when it comes to choosing colors for Holi!

Although if you’re not sure where to start, you can choose a classic combination such as a mixture of red (pink) with yellow and white which will most likely suit everyone!

So this is all for this post, this is how you can select the best painting for Holi. Hope you like it.

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