Drawing activity of the weekMandala - step by step

Mark a centre point on your sheet, and use a compass to draw circles of varying sizes. You can also use some sort of round objects like glasses, tapes, etc.

You can draw as many different sized circles as you want from that point.

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Draw 2 lines across the centre point to give yourself the first guideline. Your circle is now divided into 4 quadrants.

Next, use a protractor to create a division at 45 degrees in either quadrant. Join the points to divide the quadrant into more parts. You can divide it into more parts, if required, for more detailed drawings.

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Start your drawing at the centre. Use any simple shape to start off. The one shown starts with simple teardrop shapes from the centre. This gives a small floral element in the first circle.

Using the negative space in the circle, draw more simple shapes to complete the inner circle. You can use the same shape as used before or come up with something new.

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Keep building up the drawing in the various circles. Use different shapes and patterns to come with the composition.

The one shown used a variety of circles and floral shapes to come up with the designs for the next few circles.

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If you drew the entire drawing in pencil, then it is time to ink it. You can just redraw over your pencil lines, editing the drawing as you go on.

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While drawing over with ink, you can stick to the same penciled lines and also add additional detail to the drawing.

You can add more shapes into the drawing if you want something more complex or leave it just as it is.

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Yay! You have a completed Mandala. Erase all the pencil lines and you now have a simple mandala. You can add a few more details to the drawing.

You can now color it with felt tips, color pencils, crayons - whatever you like.

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Keep adding shapes to your circle, depending on how many circles you drew in the initial stages. Don’t worry about perfection, or your lines going here and there.

The main goal here is to get you relaxed with your drawing, not to make something perfect. You will reach there with more practice.

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