Draw a sacred mandala

Draw a circle on a 12”x12” paper

Use a ruler and draw 1 vertical and 1 horizontal diameter line to make a “plus sign”

Rotate your paper to turn your “plus” sign into an “X”

Use a ruler and draw 1 vertical and 1 horizontal diameter line to make another “plus sign”

Draw a smaller circle with the same focus or center as the large circle

Make a mark outside the diameter lines that make an “X”

Use the marked diameter points as vertices for a square

Mark the other four diameter lines

Use these diameter points as vertices for a second square

Mark each point that touches the perimeter of the smaller circle with a dot (make your dots smaller than mine!)

Mark every other line that hits the perimeter of the squares (I marked mine in blue)

Use a ruler, and draw a line connecting a dot on the square to a dot on the circle

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Add your own design elements. Trace with sharpie. Erase pencil lines. Color with markers.

Create a Mandala inspired by the work of Buddhist Monks & other world

cultures

1. Add details and

more geometry to

your mandala to

make it your own

2. Trace your design

with sharpie

3. Erase your extra

pencil lines

4. Color neatly with

marker

5. Cut out your final

mandala