1. A mandala to me, is an image in which you crop part of a picture and mirror different ways in order to create one big picture in the shape of a circle. You can also use different backgrounds and colors to make them appear more vibrant.
2. To make mandalas, first you take a circle template that is 8 inches and divided into triangles. You use the magic wand tool and select one of the triangles and drag it onto the picture you want to crop. From there you copy and paste the area selected back onto the template. After that you create a new layer and position it so it matches into another triangle. You merge these two layers together to make a 1/4 triangle. Then you duplicate this layer 3 times putting them all into the other 3/4ths of the circle. When done you merge visible. 3. I liked being able to use different colors to make them appear more vibrant and unique. Noe of them look like the original. My favorite is the one in which I used a succulent. The color choice made it appear more happy and glowing. 4. I struggled with being able to match the layers exactly so that no lines shone through. 5. I would take my time more in order to get them symmetric.
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May 2017
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