DIY: Making a Mandala

There might actually be something artistic in me!

Making the mandala was fun and not difficult, as long as you followed the pattern. The instructor suggested I take the beginner lesson first as I had no idea of the process involved.

I did (me and a nine year old with his mom). Basically we were taught how to mix the paint, follow the pattern and make the different size dots. The entire ‘painting’ is made with dots.

Mix the paint with white to make three shades of  yellow and blue.

Start with a centre dot and work out. You need to follow the pattern pretty closely. However if you make a mistake, you can erase it if you are quick enough before it dried. A bit of water on a little brush and a Q-tip should get rid of the mistake.  Then a dab of black paint and good as new. 

Add a bit of yellow and a good three hours later it was done.

The next class had a bigger canvas and took closer to five hours to complete. 

Starting to come together.

And finished.

All in all a fun couple of days, and something I would do again.

Cheers

Ruth