Basic Mandala Art : Mandala Art using Zentangle Inspired Patterns

1. Introduction : Art offers a chance for us to see the world through new eyes and to open our minds to new ways of seeing, thinking and being. I truly hope that what you will learn in this course will inspire you to create your own Mandala art. Hello! My name is Mayuri and I'm a Mandala artist and a you tuber. I started drawing mandalas in 2014. Some of you might know me from my Instagram handle two points mandalas. In this course we are going learn mandalas which are inspired by zentangle patterns. Mandala & zentangle art forms are quite similar mainly because one needs to follow a certain set of rules while creating them. Mandalas are concentric diagram that holds a spiritual & meditative meaning. Mandala designs are geometric shapes composed around a circular shape. On the other hand, Zentangle art is an easy-to-learn, fascinating new art form that is created using the combination of simple & structured patterns on square paper tiles. Lets go briefly through the flow of this course - First we will Learn to draw a geometric grid with 12 equal sections which is called as geometric eye, we will be using this same grid for all of our mandala drawings. Then we will move on to practice some zentangle patterns, you'll be practicing this very basic patterns which will be helpful for your mandala art. Once done with it we will start drawing our mandalas - Starting with a Mandala using black fine-liner and zentangle patterns, then colorful mandala using simple techniques and the last one using both colors and beautiful intricate patterns. I’ve created free download-able worksheets to help you with your art! This printable PDF contains the steps involved in grid making and mandala art. This might be fun to color or watercolor in – since this is black and white you can easily print copies out to color or draw patterns in it of your choice. Mandala drawing gives you the utmost freedom to explore your artistic self. So start today itself, unleash your creativity, Lets make awesome mandalas together. 2. Material Required: Let's see what material you will need for this whole course You can get these tools easily in stationary stores Pencil Eraser Protractor Scale Drawing Compass, here I'm using a staedtlers compass, you can also use any other kind of simple compass. Black fine liners, there are various brands you can try like staedtler, artline, sharpie, micron from 0.05 to 0.8 nib size, whichever fine liner is available, you can use it for your mandala art. let's see which color we can use for our mandala art - First one are this Ohuhu Markers, this particular pack contains 100 different shades, it has dual tip, brush tip and a fine liner tip, I will be using this markers for our colorful mandala. you can draw a mandala with a pencil if you want, but dark markers make the pattern cleaner and more definite. A pencil has some uncertainty in it; you never know when the line is done. With a marker pen, you have a sense of stability, and the lines seem more real. second one second one sketch fine-liners from Bianyo which are available in 48 different colors. There are many other brands you can try as per availability. Like Copic which are available in almost every shade or other brands like - Staedtler, Faber castle, Sakura. The last one, sharpie markers which are available in ultra fine and fine tips. Generally these are available in 24 different colors Next up drawing paper Use around 100 to 300 GSM drawing paper. GSM stands for grams per square meter. It defines the quality of paper. 3. Geometric Eye Grid: First process in creating mandala art is forming a grid. Understanding the formation of grid is the important part in mandala art drawing. You can use graph paper as a beginner to draw mandala art. In this course we are going to use 12 sectioned Geometric eye for our mandala artwork. Its easy for beginners to draw and to use it as grid for mandala. Here I have taken a 20cm square drawing paper now Step 1 is to find the midpoint For that Do the same for remaining sides Now, draw a perpendicular line through those points. And you will get the midpoint of your paper. Step 2 Using your compass, draw a circle about 8.4 cm in radius, and the second one which is half the size of outer circle 4.2 cm. Place your protractor over the center point, Mark points at every 30 degrees interval around the center, from 0 to 360 degrees. Mark the points correctly as it all depends on the symmetry of the grid we made out. We finally get a circle made with pencil dots. You'll get 12 equal partition. You can vary this partitions depends on how intricate design you want like 6, 18 or 24 sections as per your choice of patterns. Now place the metal tip of rounder over the intersection point of a circle and any of the line and draw circle of radius 4.2 cm similar to the middle circle we draw before. Keep drawing circles from every intersection point till you get 12 total sections. Carrying the same process using black fine-liner and you'll get the beautiful geometric eye pattern. If you’re looking to create something more uniformed and symmetrical, this guidelines can help ensure that every part of the design is correctly measured. Here our 12 section grid is ready, you can now fill it with colors of your choice or fill it with some detailed designs. 4. Zentangle Patterns Practice: Zentangles are miniature pieces of unplanned, abstract, black and white art created through a very specific Method from a simple, structured patterns called tangles on a square paper tile Zentangles are not only beautiful, they are fun and relaxing to create. We are going to draw our mandalas which are inspired by this zentangle patterns, so lets practice few common patterns first- Begin by drawing a simple shape like a circle or square.. Then, fill it in with whatever patterns you like, here I'm using squares to practice this patterns as our grid contains similar kind of shapes First lets start with basics fill the square with circles of different sizes, you can fill the remaining areas with black color or live it this way. Second, semicircles with layers, keep drawing this shapes on each other till you fill the entire section. Next, draw symmetric horizontal vertical lines on each other to create a grid like structure, draw small black dots in each block. next up spirals, A Zentangle’s intertwining patterns have a definite flow and rhythm The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Draw small large leafy shapes and thin lines in it to create a abstract look, Don’t let these steps intimidate you. Zentangles are created with repetitive patterns and are meant to be abstract. It has the same calming effects as coloring but involves drawing— specifically simple, abstract patterns. Next draw horizontal lines and simple adjoining curves in it. Next up, vertical lines and draw small adjacent lines with slight angle in every section, similarly in the opposite direction. I have always loved creating art with Zentangle designs. Zentangles are designs that includes simple repeatative patterns. You can do zentangle designs within a larger outline or combine them together on their own with no defined outline. What I love most about zentangle art is that It doesn’t have to be complicated to be beautiful. Next, draw vertical lines as before but instead of just lines draw spirals and lines alternatively. What differentiates Zentangle from regular doodling is the style of the little drawings used in each piece you make. While doodling can be described as any scribbles or drawings you make to fill a space, Zentangle is much more structured and Zentangle patterns are more specialized. Next draw curvy vertical horizontal lines, and between each block small black squares. If you can draw this shapes like circle, square, lines, curves you can relax and enjoy drawing repetitive patterns which we call tangles and you will be surprised and delighted to learn that you have an amazing artist within you. A Zentangle is not a representation of some thing. Both the tangles used, and the resulting completed tile are intended to be unplanned, abstract, non-objective creations that grow organically as you make each deliberate stroke. 5. Mandala using Black Abstract Patterns: Mandela making can be really centering exercise if you approach it in a relaxed way. There is no such thing as a mistake in Mandela. There it just the unexpected. The intricate look of a manila comes from falling rhythm, which turns a little efforts interest earning result. In this lesson, we will be using fuels entangled patterns we practice before. We have already learned the whole process of making prediction grid. Now for drying Monday Love you will be making a small change in it. Instead of crying horse circles in the last step with fine liner, draw circles to the points. I just might erase the rest of pencil lines. It's time to start creating Mandela patterns directly. Start right from the center. We need to fill their smallest petals with some kind of repetitive pattern. I decided to draw these circles and filling the remaining area with black. For the second layer, semi-circles with layers. There are no limits to your imagination when choosing the patterns. Try out different patterns, geometric shapes, and techniques. With time, you will develop a preference for certain shapes and find your own style. For our next layer, vertical, horizontal curvy lines creating a grid effect. And in each block, small dark squares. You can alternate darker and lighter looking patterns so you have an overall ritual balance on the Mandela. I approached mine by filling in the patent, starting in one area and moving out without regard toward the overall result would look like this. Appeals to my artist friend, which is trying to take the finished products into consideration. Carefully planning out the composition and balance of my lines and buttons. Next to fill the whole section with this virus of different sizes. You really can't go wrong with this project. It's going to look good no matter how you fill the spaces. The only thing I really paid attention to was trying to alternate where I put enlight patterns and to a lesser extent how I balanced the region and the wiggly pattern's put the last layer of hormone, draw curvy drops and circles in-between drops to fill these spaces. You can repeat patterns, especially in something like this that has so many spaces to fill. Relax input, just trying the patterns. It sends it to find patterns that you can repent. They will look different in different spaces to what is done within the remaining area with plain black. Mondelez are always constructed according to this same principle. The form always has a clearly defined center with movement happening around the center. And the design is based on the center. You can draw from outside to inside and vice versa. Many people find the procedure from inside to outside easier. If you see a sport that looks too empty, you can go back in later and add more lines and patterns. Keep making patterns and filling the gap between the previously drawn patterns using different shapes and designs. This is what makes the Mandela look like more intricate. Even though we are using simple shapes, the placement of shapes and the detailing makes it more complex. Don't worry if you make mistake. Take a slow deep red note that you can and hopefully we'll be doing more of this and use your mistake as a way to start a new pattern. 6. Colorful Mandala using Grid and Patterns: Mandela coloring is an activity that has been around for some time, but is now growing in popularity with the mainstream. It all starts with picking a color scheme and sticking to it. You may be tempted to be spontaneous and grab as many colors as you like. But the thing is less really is more and limiting your colors can make your Mandela more balanced and symmetrical. Here I will be using markers for coloring our Mandela. Brush tip markers make excellent tool for drying. I'm using combination of light blue, aqua blue, sky blue. They knew and allowed to keep a separate sheet of same type of paper you are working on next to you. So you can test colors first before laying them down on your artwork. Using markers for drawing and coloring is so much fun. They're easy to use, come in more colors than you can imagine. There is a lot of preparation involved in using them. Just pick one up and get started. Let's start coloring our Mandela. Start at the center. Use light blue for middle circle. Next two layers, aqua blue and sky blue. The best way to get even coverage and prevents trick is to color slowly unless you're going for a particular look and warranty market strokes to show. When all else fails. To nature. Nature always gives us the best color schemes. Only have to do is get out there. They ignored. You can take a walk through your neighborhood and also the colors you see. You can also pick a bouquet of flowers and use it as your color inspiration. Huge Daniel Archer, color for last two layers of our Manilla. This is a based approach of coloring Mondelez, which is working by sections. So here's some more. Nella huge really has 46 or eight symmetrical sections. You can feel each section with different colors. Try experimenting with the variety of possible color combinations to see which works best for you. For this particular technique, which is patterns on color Mandela always use lighter shades of colors so that the patents will look clear and bold. Now that we're done with coloring, we can draw simple and create new patents on top of it. Start with the second layer. As there is not much space left in the innermost layer. Draw some barely fee structure. The next layer, two lines following the border and simple colors in between them. There are no rules or guidelines on how we Mandela should look like. You can make it look however you want. You can add more patterns to make it look detail or leave it simple and plain. Each one has its own charm. You can add depth and shading to the drawing to make it more realistic and complex works more, you can even draw a square Mandela. That would kill Mondelez, a geometric and interesting field. You can also try making them free hand once you gain the confidence. You can also create Mondelez with watercolors or create watercolor background central Mondelez over them. Once you keep trying more Mondelez, you will have come up with your own shapes and designs to make them, and you will draw them faster. Eventually, you will develop your own style of creating Mondelez. 7. Mandala using Zentangle Inspired Patterns: Drawing your own mandala designs. requires no artistic background. I tell my students, “If you can print your name and the alphabet, you can draw a mandala.” We use the same lines and shapes—vertical, horizontal, curved, diagonal—whether we draw the mandala freehand or within a grid Here I've taken same square paper and grid as before, In our last lesson we used fine liner to draw patterns on colored mandala, In this lesson we will be doing opposite of that, Drawing patterns first and coloring it later. For our last mandala, I am using yellow, orange, red and different shades of it, you can experiment with different colors if you like Lets start drawing, Fill the innermost layer with plain light yellow color as there is not much space to draw pattern in it. For next layer, leaf structure but instead of plane lines use spiral lines, and fill it alternatively with yellow color. You can experiment by filling the grids with spirals, patterns, swirls, dots, and so on. But make sure you start something simple and then later you can get into complex designs. The mandala that looks complicated is often constructed using very simple and basic shapes. Therefore go ahead and keep trying For third layer draw square grid and fill the squares alternatively with orange color. Don’t fear white Many assume that you need to color in all the details of the mandala to complete it. The thing is, you don’t have to fill all the white spaces with color! Leaving some areas out is perfectly fine and makes the mandala more open, free. Second last layer, leafy structure. And in-between vertical lines draw calls and straight lines. With red color. Go from light to dark. Start light. You can always add more color and go darker. But you can't go the opposite way. Cooler in the lightest shades first, then build up darker colors. Try to plan out highlights in advanced and know which areas you are going to keep white. For last layer, my personal favorite pattern we will use frequently in my art works. Use maroon color to fill the spaces. Don't think about how it's going to look when you finish or how people will react when they see. Don't make it about yourself, and don't treat it as the taste of your drawing skill. Let them take you around each circle and let the Monday lab become your whole world for now. There is no good or bad. Just delete them lines. And the contrast neuron says you can only use a specific coloring tool for your Mandela. Gel pens, colored pencils, watercolor, brush pen, and markers can be used for coloring. But because most Mandela designs are weighted retail and intricate, mainly artists TO gel pens and colored pencil, since they have very fine points. Different brands of markers will behave differently. So try to use different types of markers that are out there. And the different types of nibs are tips that they have. Different tapes are good for different styles and techniques. Good to scratch piece of paper and try coloring in some squares to get a feel for how the different nibs work. For example, fine point, good foreclose lines and details. But I still go for spreading ink smoothly and manner similar to watercolor. Flexible like price softer lines. But are they good for large area coverage? Drawing them underlies, not rocket science at all. All you need to do is keep trying. Start with something small and keep progressing. As you master the skill, you will be amazed at your own progress as you keep working on your skill. Experiment with different styles, types of Mondelez. Don't restrict yourself to just do repetitive drawing both Mondelez. He had all our Mandela drank, said JD. Congratulations on completing the whole course.