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I am Maria hajj a meditative art teacher, a coloring book illustrator, a Youtuber and a blogger.
If you are a fan of Meditative mandala coloring books then please scroll down to find the links to my books.
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How to draw this beautiful swirly mandala
Mandala drawing and coloring is very beneficial to ones physical and mental health.
A mandala was first created by Buddha who was inspired by the universe and its circular shape and created this drawing method to help monks enter in a state of mindfulness in order to meditate.
At the time, drawing a Mandala included a number of religious symbols and meanings, but today the mandala is geometrical and we use few shapes inspired by the nature like peals and leaves.
Compass
Protractor
12" Ruler
Pencil
Eraser
Stabilo fine point 88
Drawing technique:
1- Mark the center of your paper and trace 10 circles starting from a 1 cm radius circle, then adding 0.5 cm to each new circle (The radiuses are: 1 cm, 1.5 cm, 2 cm, 2.5 cm, etc.)
2- Trace grid lines every 10 degrees. In order to do so, trace a horizontal line crossing the center of your circles, and then trace a vertical line that is also crossing the center. Place your protractor main line on the horizontal line and the 90 degrees on the vertical line. The center of the protractor must coincide with the center of the circles. Mark a point every 10 degrees. So put a point on 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, etc. until you reach 180. To learn more about mandala grids CLICK HERE.
Then, using the ruler, trace lines joining the center with each marked point and crossing all the circles.
3- Start filling your mandala with shapes. Two of the basic shapes will be used in this project: petal and arc petal. To learn more about Mandala's basic shapes CLICK HERE.
4-Choose the color order. I have chosen to put the colors in this order: red, purple, fushia, pink, orange and yellow. Fill the centered circle with regular petals following the exact color order. In the second circle, draw the first red petal as follows: take as a starting point the summit of your first red circle and an end point the summit of your first purple petal. Then, for the next purple petal do the same: start from the summit of the first purple petal drawn in the centered circle, and end it at the summit of the fushia petal, and so on. Follow this method to fill the whole Mandala sections with petals.
5- Once your Mandala is filled with shapes, start creating patterns. Decorate each shape with a number of basic shapes in order to create beautiful patterns. Follow the video shared below to see the patterns I used.
6- Once the drawing process is done start creating waved shadows using the stippling technique. For more about the stippling technique CLICK HERE
Video Tutorial:
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My Meditative Coloring Books
Besides being a meditative art teacher, I also illustrate meditative books to help achieve relaxation and mindfulness. I would like to introduce you to two of my books "Mandala coloring book- 40 original hand-drawn designs" and "Summer Mandala coloring Book- 40 original hand-drawn designs".
The first book includes only Mandalas with different levels from easy to hard and I have also included my very first mandalas. The second book is inspired by summer so it has mandalas and zentangles. You will find a lot of sea animals and summer fruits as well.
Both books contain tips on coloring and benefiting from meditative arts.
If you wish to add these books to your collection kindly check the links below:
Mandala Coloring Book:
Amazon.in: https://amzn.to/2UOe574
Amazon .com: https://amzn.to/3dWeBat
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2UuPcx1
Summer Mandala Coloring Book:
Amazon.in: https://amzn.to/2UKBaYc
Amazon .com: https://amzn.to/2XSDxu1
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/37orLdK
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