Ready to melt away your stress and create colorful mindful mandalas on your iPad? That's exactly what you're going to learn in this Procreate digital drawing class!

This step-by-step class covers the full process. From creating the inked outline using the radial symmetry tool to creating layers of gorgeous color, texture, and depth. Once you've created your first mandala, we'll explore different ways to quickly alter the colors to create an entirely new piece of artwork! And lastly, we'll cover how to export your work and all the different ways you can use it.

You'll learn:

How to practice mindfulness through digitally inking and coloring mandalas
How to create a custom canvas in Procreate & make a custom brush set
Common mandala shapes using the practice worksheet in the class resources
The new brush stabilization features in Procreate 5.2 to smooth out your linework
The radial symmetry tool & Procreate's drawing assist (it's addictive!)
How to draw beautiful mandala outlines using 3 different frameworks from the class resources
How to add color & value contrast to your work and check your values with a Procreate shortcut
How to shade and texture your mandalas with layers and clipping masks
Quick methods to recolor your artwork in seconds
How to unify your colors
How to export both images and videos of our mandala
All the different things you can do with your finished artwork!

Who this class is for:

All levels: whether you're brand new to Procreate or already advanced, you'll be able to follow along seamlessly.
Anyone who wants to create art in a relaxing and therapeutic way.
Anyone who loves the look of mandalas but thinks it's too hard to make them symmetrical (enter Procreate's magical radial symmetry tool!)
Anyone who wants to learn how to make their colored mandalas "pop" off the screen

I've also included 3 bonus lessons:

How to create an animated GIF file
How to create a stained glass mandala
Procreate file organization

By the end of the class, you’ll:

Have created a colorful mandala you can use for greeting cards, wall art, and more!
Have learned all my best tips and tricks at adding gorgeous color and dimension to your work
Be familiar with the radial symmetry tool and how you an use it in your artwork
Know how to create multiple colorways of your artwork in seconds
Have access to a new therapeutic art practice that you can take anywhere with you on your iPad!

You’ll need:

An iPad
An Apple Pencil or compatible stylus
The drawing app, Procreate (I'm demonstrating in 5.2)
The Free Class Assets (get access here)
- 3 downloadable mandala framework PNG files
- Your mandala practice worksheet JPG
- A custom mandala color swatch palette

Ready for some fun? Let’s get started!

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Love coloring with traditional media as well? Check out my Copic Marker Essentials class here:

Susan Cestone

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