The Art of Mandala Drawing: Create Geometric Patterns
Adding Detail & Depth with Shading 2
A course by Lizzie Snow , Visual Artist
About the video: Adding Detail & Depth with Shading 2
Overview
“When is your art complete? How will you know if something will look good? I'll share my tricks with you but remember your art is complete when you feel it is! ”
In this video lesson Lizzie Snow addresses the topic: Adding Detail & Depth with Shading 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Mandala Drawing: Create Geometric Patterns. Discover the meditative practice of mandala drawing by exploring ink techniques like hatching, line work, and stippling.
Partial transcription of the video
“Adding Detail & Depth with Shading One of the key parts of a mandala is repetition and we're doing a lot of repetition as we go around naturally, but another nice way to use repetition is to use an element that you've already used somewhere else, so that it continues and it becomes a cohesive design. We did that stippling gradient shading in the centre, so I'll use that again and do some shading here with the same kind of design. That's really tied it together, because it's the same design and we'll continue with that repetition. In the middle I have this ring of circles and that's repe...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Mandala Drawing: Create Geometric Patterns
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Category
Illustration, Wellness -
Areas
Art Therapy, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Meditation, Mindfulness

Lizzie Snow
A course by Lizzie Snow
Lizzie Snow is a visual artist based in New Zealand and Canada. With a wide online following, Lizzie is known by her artist name, fortyonehundred. By the time she graduated from university, she had already become a full-time artist with a number of exhibitions, international commissions, collaborations, and set up her own online shop.
Her work is inspired by fractals and patterns found throughout nature. Lizzie has collaborated with brands like Apple, Lululemon, Converse, Peugeot, Topshop, Blunt Umbrellas, Roy Henry Vickers, AllBirds, Whittaker’s, and more. She has also done a number of solo and group exhibitions throughout New Zealand, Canada, and the UK.
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