Designs and Motifs from India

First Online: December 01, 2005
Page Last Updated: February 17, 2024

Introduction

We have created this huge collection of designs, patterns, and motifs from India for the benefit of fellow designers. They have been collected from different art forms such as sculptures, classical paintings, folk-paintings, Kavi murals, Rangoli, Kalamkari art, and pre-historic illustrations found in India. Both the photographs of original artwork, as well as derived illustrations suitable for adaptation in your own designs are included.

Borders and Corners	Floral Designs
Filler Designs	Animal Designs
Geometrical Patterns	Color Themes
Bazaar Graphics Assortment of folk graphics found in Indian markets, packaging, posters, and campaigns.	Animal Motifs Collection of pictures showing animal life as depicted in ancient and not-so-ancient Indian art.
Doors and Windows of India A collection of common and uncommon door designs and window designs from India.

Indian Designs

Design of Naga Mandala, the Snake Web
	Floral Designs
Stenciled Floral Designs on Cloth
	Hexagonal Seat
Decorative Designs
	A Design in Marble
A Geometric Design -- Hoysala Period
	Saree Design
Geometrical Drawings on a Palm-leaf Manuscript
	Queen and Maids -- Fresco in Cave No. 3, Badami
Geometric Designs on a Wall
	Animal Depicted in a Prehistoric Painting
Rangoli in front of a Place of Worship
	A Border Design from Central India
Hoysala Period Border Design
	Design from Ajanta
A Border Design
	Stone Panel in Hoysala Architecture
Border Design of a Saree
	Tree with blooming flowers -- Rangoli design
Cones, Fruits and Flower Designs
	Sculpted Horizontal Panels
Stencil Printing on Fabric
	Freehand Design
Details of Plants and Animal on "Apurva" saree.
	Count the Monkeys!
Design Patterns from India
	Design Patterns from India
Indian Design Pattern
	Designs from India
Harappan Seal
	Floral Design
Duelling Men
	Garuda Carrying Vishnu
Prehistoric Theater
	Art of Prehostoric Man
Art of Prehostoric Man
	Imaginitive Floral Design
Floral Designs of India
	Geometrical Pattern in a Hexagon
Tribal Tattoo Design
	A Geometrical Design Patten
Varaha -- the logo of the Vijayanagar kings
	Horse from a Folkart Theme
Bloom -- from a Indian Design
	Indian Design Element
A Circular Design from India
	A Design from India
Border Design
	Animal Motifs in Indian Design
Folk Designs of India
	Art of Prehostoric Man
Geometrical Design
	Geometrical Floral Design
Prehistoric Design
	Tribal Tattoes
Geometric Designs
	Designs Around a Temple Window
Kavi Art Mural
	Palm-leaf Book Design

See Also:

• Kamat PICTURESearch results for Designs

• Arts of Ajanta, Ellora, Sanchi, Belur are filled with inspirations for artists.