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Welcome to my Blog!
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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Drawing a mandala is an activity that I practice everyday not only to maintain my accounts on Instagram, facebook, blogger etc. but because drawing a Mandala is my daily therapy. I have noticed for the past three years that this activity has helped me overcome so many low points in my life. I have went through a lot of problems and Mandala drawing was the key to get out of the hell I was going through and find the light again.
Why is drawing a Mandala that important?
Well, in my own experience, and all the studies that have been made around this art has proven that there is a deep connection between Mandala art and the universe energy. Besides this very important note, the act of repeating patterns helps regulate heart beats, and as a result lower blood pressure and alleviate stress.
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In this article I will give you a number of important Mandala tips and tricks to be able to replicate the design I created.
Please note that in order to be able to replicate this design and post it on your own account you have to mention @mandala_art_bymaria on Instagram account.
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Tips and Tricks to replicate this Mandala design
1- Drawing a mandala doesn't necessarily mean that you have to center the mandala on your paper. In most of my easy tutorials on Youtube you see me taking the center of the paper but that's only to serve the purpose of the video.
2- In this design I have used 3 different technique: Free handed Mandala, Grid mandala, and tangles.
a- The free handed mandala is a Mandala drawn without a structure (a grid).
b- a grid Mandala is a mandala drawn based on a grid.
c- tangles are those wavy lines you see on the drawing
3- To draw the free hand mandala start from the center of the flower mandala, trace the petals around it, and start expanding your flower. To have a better idea on how to draw a free hand Mandala kindly check the following video
4- To draw a Mandala grid to recreate the small mandala at the bottom of the page start by marking a point that will make the center of your paper. Again, the center of your mandala doesn't necessarily have to be the center of your paper.
After marking your center point, have in mind a general picture of how you want your mandala to be so you can trace circles that have measures close to the design you are imagining, or, if you are following my tutorials, I give you the exact circles radii and the distance required between the grid lines.
For more info about how to draw a Mandala grid kindly check the video below.
5- Drawing a Mandala requires basically these main Materials:
-Compass
-Protractor
-Ruler
-Pencil
- fine black drawing pen
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My Meditative Coloring Books
As mentioned in the welcome message, if you are a fan of Mandala coloring books I invite you to add my books to your collection. Each book contains 40 original hand drawn designs and I am sure that coloring these Mandalas will make you happy and relaxed.
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
