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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      Introduction to Yin Yang Floral Mandala

      0:23

    • 2.

      Art Supplies for YinYang Mandala

      0:51

    • 3.

      Freehand Doodle

      1:09

    • 4.

      Yin Yang Floral Mandala Layout

      12:40

    • 5.

      Adding Floral Details

      7:10

    • 6.

      Adding Details in Mandala

      10:51

    • 7.

      Adding Details in Outer Layer

      9:22

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About This Class

Hello Everyone

Welcome to another amazing Intricate Mandala class of mine. The Yin & Yang Floral Mandala Class.

The yin yang symbol represents the interconnectedness of the world, particularly the natural world. There can be no positive without a negative, no open without closed, no light without shadow. The yin yang symbol itself portrays that interrelatedness.

A class specially curated for all the beginners. Covering all the different subjects like pattern formation, grids, mandala layouts and much more. You’ll be learning Yin & Yang Mandala from start to finish. Feel free to use them in your work. Do tag me in your work on Instagram.

In this class you'll be learning Yin & Yang Floral Mandala from the core basic in easy step by step process.

No artistic qualification is required to pursue this class. Only a zeal to learn is required to learn this artform.

Material Required

 Things required-

1. Sketchbook, paper and pads 300 gsm or 250 gsm

3. Fine liners 0.3 mm & 0.2mm or gel pen( black one),

4. Pencil, eraser, sharpener.

5. Compass that can hold pen. 6. Ruler 

7. Protractor

 

 

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Richa Saxena

mandala & watercolor artist

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Hello, I'm Richa. I am an Indian mandala and watercolor artist. I've started my mandala journey in 2018. Prior to that I worked in corporate sector for ten years. I quit my job and started as an hobby and now I am a full time artist. Mandala for me is meditation as it helped me stay focused and relaxing too. I've taught more than 800 students through my mandala class. I've organized workshops in different cities as I love to share my knowledge with art enthusiasts. Here I am teaching different aspects of mandalas in different forms and techniques. So far I have launched two classes on mandalas and there's so much more coming in upcoming days. I am also a watercolor artist n I start painting with watercolors three years back and since then there's no looking back. Watercolor is such a ve... See full profile

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1. Introduction to Yin Yang Floral Mandala: Hello everyone and welcome back to another amazing class. And in this, we will be learning this beautiful kin and young Madonna. As it symbolizes the interconnectedness of the tube words there can be no positive without negative and no light without shadow, without any delay. Let's just start creating this beautiful Yin and Yang Mandela in a detailed process. 2. Art Supplies for YinYang Mandala: Hello everyone. So let's note the supplies that we need for our class. We need a thin tip marker and fine liners 01 and fine liners 03. Okay, and a ruler pencil. Any dark and the light shade of pencil will do a campus that can hold a pen and pencil, both a ruler, it is predictor. So you can use any protectors that you have. It's not mandatory to have to use this product or only. And we need a paper, watercolor paper, 300 GSM, or to wifi GSM, A4 size, right? So let's look, let's look at the project that we will be creating. This is a Yin and Yang Mandela that we will be creating in our class. So without any delay, let's get started. 3. Freehand Doodle: Hello everyone. So in this chapter I'm going to show you how we are going to create the random freehand doodles. I have started with this sweater and then I draw leaves. And what I'm gonna do is I'm going to do it vice a versa Like one from left side and one from right side. So it will give you a variation in the patterns. Okay? So once it is done, we will put a line and a dot on over it to give it more complex look. And once it is done, I will show you one more method to do the freehand doodles. So in this we're not gonna do the left and right. We're going to just follow the same in the same direction. Okay? And once it is done, I do tell is ready. So this we will be doing in the Yin and Yang part. And let me show you how I do us stippling. So I have created a circle and I'll start putting the dots on that edge and it all on the circumference of the circle. So this is how I'll do my step. 4. Yin Yang Floral Mandala Layout: Hello everyone and welcome back. And let's start by drawing this circle in the center of a page. And the diameter of this circle is six centimeter, right? And we're going to create a Yin and Yang Mandela. So for that we have to take a diameter of three centimeters, just the half of the circle that we have drawn. And now we're going to create two more circles on the same edge on which we have draw the circles, circle previous one. And this circle is just the half of the six centimeter, that is three centimeters. Okay? So once we have draw both of those circles, We're gonna erase some lines to create the image of Yin and Yang. Okay? So our image opinion Yang is complete. Now I'm going to draw concentric circles with a gap of one centimeter each. And I'm going to draw two concentric circles with a gap of one centimeter. And after that, I'm going to draw the third concentric circle with a gap of 0.5 centimeters. Okay? So if you can see that I have left a bit of empty space on the top, right, bottom of my page. So here we are going to draw the fluids. Okay, So this is a floral Yin and Yang $1. So here is this piece where we will put our flowers for the whole composition. Okay? So if you're not comfortable, what you can do is please do refer to the lesson in which we're, I have shown you how to create the flow rules and the easy way. Okay? So it is not mandatory that you have to draw it in the same way because nature is not perfect. And that's why the floss have different shapes and variations. Right? Now, I'm going to draw some random leaves. So make sure when you are drawing out the layout of your flowers. Don't want to draw it with a very dark, fancy, just a light one so you can venule, erase this box. It won't be visible after that. Okay. Layout of the flower is complete and now I'm gonna take my predictor and I'm gonna draw some random concentric circles. If you don't want to have this predicted, that is fine, that's completely okay. You can draw it freehand or you can take the help of your campus also. Okay. So let's start detailing in our flower. And I'm going to start with the first concentric circles and I'm going to add some round circles, many circus that. So it will add a texture and our plot. And I'm also going to use the stippling methods. So if you haven't gone through the project section, please just do check it out how to do this stippling. Now I'm going to draw the U-shaped pattern in the second concentric circle. These other fillers that we use in Mandela to create more depth and more intricate look. Okay, so what you can do is if you are not comfortable with this, you can also create any other pattern that you like that is totally up to you. But I'll suggest just stay along with the course. And definitely you are going to love it in the end because this Mandela is gonna be intricate with so much of details And so much fun we are going to have together. Okay? So in the outermost circle I'm going to draw this random straight lines. Okay? So once it is done, we will move forward to the shading part of our flower. Okay? Now let's start inking our floral layout, right? And I'm gonna use a pen tip marker. And it is easily available on any slashes store nearby you. Once we will complete the outline of our Florida layout, then we will start adding details like shading and lining and much more as we complete the inking of fire Florida layout. Now let's erase the guidelines and see how our layout is looking. So let's start inking our Mandela layout, okay, so you can use 0.2 fine liner. Do I'm using my thumb tip marker because I love bold lines of the layout. So that's completely fine. If you don't have pen tip marker, you can use 0 to all zeros, three fine liner for it. Okay. Once you have complete tracing your layout, we will double outline the whole layout. So when we will add patterns, it won't get messed up. And we will have precise uniform and symmetrical patterns. Okay, So there are two methods that once you have completed the whole layout tracing, then you can double outline. Or what you can do is you can do the double outline along with the tracing of the layout. Okay? So here I have created two small circles with a diameter of 2.5 centimeter. And this is a key part for a Yin and Yang Mandela. So if you closely observe that it shows the balance of life, the positivity and negativity goes hand in hand. Okay? So Yin and Yang Mandela is basically to show that how alive, how our life can be balanced in a harmonic way. So on the one part of Yin and Yang, I'm going to create a complete Mandela, right? And I'm not going to draw a grid like we used to draw in a traditional Mandela as before, we put details on our medulla. So the first circle that I have drawn is with a diameter of 0.5 centimeter, with a gap of 0.5 centimeter. And the other one is also with the same one as the one that I am drawing now, this is at a gap of one centimeter. And again, the second one, then I'm going to draw is 0.5 centimeters. So I have keep these distances very random. So there is no guide, guide book that you have to draw it like this. So you have to draw like that. It's totally up to your comfort level, how you want your whole composition. So what I have done that I have taken one centimeter, then 0.5 centimeter, and then 0.25 centimeter. This is the ratio that I have kept in each offer, in the disturbance, in the distance of each layer. Okay. So in these small circles that we have created for Ichiban Yan, I'm going to draw two florals. And as this is a Florida Yin and Yang modalities. So I have drawn small circle in the center of that mini circle that we have created. And I'm going to, I am adding small circles. And now after that, I'm going to use the Planck to add some depth. 5. Adding Floral Details: Hello everyone and welcome back. So we will start with the sibling, a stippling that I was talking about. Okay, so what we're gonna do that we're going to do a darker tone on the edges of the circle. In the center of the circle, we are going to keep it light, so it will give us an effect of a shadow kind of thing. Okay, So once it is done, we will start doing the double outline of a Florida. This, the reason is because when we start doing the shading part, so if you are not gonna do it, double line your flower. What happened that the shading of the pedals will merge and shape of the flower is not, will not be visible very clearly. Okay, So let's start doing the shading and make sure when you are doing the shading, you should leave some kind of some little white gaps in between your shading. So this will give an impact that light is reflecting on the patterns. Okay? So take it slow, don't rush because this is the thing that takes time to complete. Once I shading is complete, we will start adding a border on the first concentric circle just off to the flowers. And I'm going to add some sweaters and this, right? So once it is completed, we will move on to the next part. Venules were real part is complete. There will be a small little gap of white cup bite pod. And between both of these videos. So what you have to do is you have to either fill that part with small little circles or you can color it black simply, these are the two options that you can do, okay? And now we will start doing the double outline of a flow layout that we have created. And once a double outline will be done, after that, we will start adding the details, the shaded part that we have just done in the floral section of a Yin and Yang Mandela. Okay? So when you are doing the shading, but make sure you are leaving a gap between both of the shading from left to right and right to left. So it will give an effect that light is reflecting on the pedal, on that part, and it will give an illusion of a shadow. Okay? We have to repeat the same process and all the leaves and flowers. So I am going to fast-forward the video here as I leaves are done. So I'm gonna do the double outline of the petals that are connected with the leaves and these three petals that are on the bottom corner, right bottom corner. I'm going to leave it like that only because they are significantly on a distance with each other. So we don't need to add a double outline there, we just need to add some shading. And in this shading, what I am doing is from center to outwards area. What I'm doing is I am leaving a gap and I am using lines with dots. In the top part of the petal. I'm doing the shading process, so it will give a different kind of look to your florals. And we're gonna repeat this whole process and this flower and the small one on the left side of those big floor. Okay. As I'm going to repeat the same process, so I'm going to fast-forward it a bit. So once we are done with the shading part, I'm gonna use my pen tip marker to do the bold outline of the flower petals and the leaves two. And this is just to add some highlights and fluorine layout, right? So if you don't have a thin tip marker, what you can do is you can use 0.3 or 0.40.5 fine liner to give it a bowl look. Okay. And a fluoro layout is almost complete. So see you guys in the next chapter and thank you so much for joining me. 6. Adding Details in Mandala: Hello everyone and welcome back. So let's start adding the details in our Mandela. And we're going to start making the U-shape in the concentric circle next to the one in which we have drawn them squareds. I have, I haven't drawn any grid because this is more like free hand drawing. And if you are not comfortable, you can also draw the grid, but that's completely okay. Okay. So what you can do is you can draw your shapes beforehand with the help of pencil and then you can ink it. But for me, it's much comfortable when I'm drawing straight with them. 7. Adding Details in Outer Layer: Hello everyone. So let's start the detailing in the rest of our Mandela. So now I'm going to do a dotted line on the boundary of the empty Yin and Yang part. So it adds a different kind of texture and it's really look beautiful when you just want to maintain a balance and both of the sides, right? So now I'm going to start drawing U-shape in the outermost circumference of our Mandela. And once it is done, we will start up the detailing. So if you want, you can use any other shape or you can use wearables and inspite of the U-shape, that's totally up to you. The moral of this lesson is how we combined patterns and an intricate way for our Mandela. And as I told you earlier, I haven't drawn any grid. So it is a freehand Mandela. If you feel like you can also use pencil prior to your fine liners, right? So here I am just filling the gap between the two U-shapes that has been left to the negative space. I have covered it with the black. And now I will start double lining this pattern. And once it is done, we will start the detailing in it. Okay? So I have started drawing this little shape in the EU pattern that we have created. And we're going to create this pattern all along the circumference where we have created the U-shape. You can also use the dotted line or you can fill up this negative space where I am drawing this, where you can fill up this space with any color or black color if you want a monotone Mandela, or if you want to add some colors. You can also add any color in this negative space where I am creating this sweater patterns. Now, I'm gonna draw the petal shape in the last concentric circle of a Yin and Yang Mandela. And once it is done, we will start doing the double line and we will start adding the details. Okay? So for me it is very convenient when I'm rotating my paper and I'm creating the first half and the petal and the first half of the double outline because it keeps the flow going and your hand feels more comfortable and more in control in that position. Okay? So all you have to do is draw first half, rotate the paper and then when you are done, just start adding the second half and start rotating the vapors so your hand won't be stuff when you are just adding the details. Because what happens at times when you are drawing Mandela your hand called stiff just because of the pressure that we are putting on our wrist. Okay, so now I have start adding the details. And I am using the basic paddle shape in the first half as I'm going to follow the same procedure that I was just telling you about. I will draw the first half and once that is complete, I will move on to the other half and rotating the paper while drawing it. First half is almost about to complete. So once it is done, I will move on to the second half. And the process is the same that we, that we have been doing. So I'm going to fast forward the process here a bit because it is the same repeating process. If you want, you can slow the video down or you can work accordingly to your own pace. And our pattern design is almost complete. So now it is the time to draw the details in the leaves of the pattern. So the detail is very much simple. You have to draw a small line and then put a dot over it. Okay? And we have to repeat the same process and all the leaf patterns that we have created on the outermost boundary of a Yin and Yang Mandela. So now the details are complete in the first layer and I'm going to draw a small sweater in between the gap that is available between the two patterns to pet the leafs so the pattern will look fuller. Ok, it will look more complete and more beautiful in that way. There's almost about to complete. The last step, step that we have to do is we have to take a thin tip marker. We have to bold the outline of the outer pattern that we have created, this little in-between the two leaves and leaves. Okay, So what happened when you are doing a bold outline that your design look more finished and more perfect. I can say that, but that's totally up to you if you don't want and that's okay, but I prefer doing it double outlined. It gives them another aspect to your Mandela. The Mandela is almost complete and I hope you guys enjoyed this session and don't forget to upload your projects in the project section. I would love to share them on my Instagram. Thank you so much guys for joining me in, and I hope you have learned something new out of this class. Thank you.