Make a brush - Make a mandala

teapot · **Joined:** Dec 09, 2018 **Posts:** 737

Lovely mandalas Issabella, lula and oldmangrumpy.

Lyle, Thanks for explaining how you did the background :tyspin

My first try with G'MIC's Solidify:

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lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12845

Excellent caustics, lula/teapot.

lula · **Posted:** Sun Jul 11, 2021 2:18 am **(#123)**

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sun Jul 11, 2021 3:22 am **(#124)**

Lula - seems we both like birds on branches :hi5

lula · **Posted:** Sun Jul 11, 2021 5:58 am **(#125)**

Skinnyhouse · **Posted:** Sun Jul 11, 2021 10:18 am **(#126)**

Having a break from custom fonting...

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oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Mon Jul 12, 2021 2:47 pm **(#127)**

Lula & Skinnyhouse - good ones :yesnod

I find it amazing that a brush so simple as this one can create a complex mandala; but it can :yup

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:59 pm **(#128)**

Taking a lead from Lyle

teapot · **Joined:** Dec 09, 2018 **Posts:** 737

oldmangrumpy wrote:

I find it amazing that a brush so simple as this one can create a complex mandala; but it can :yup

Neat mandala and brush :kpix

My try with your brush:

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oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Jul 13, 2021 9:04 pm **(#130)**

Teapot - wow, you have taken it to the next level with that second one :yes

lula · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:48 am **(#131)**

Splendid

Ella · **Joined:** May 17, 2014 **Posts:** 1568

Very beautiful and clever outcomes.

But m31-2 from Teapot :wow

that's magic :wizwand

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:41 pm **(#133)**

Using my same simple brush, as above, to make two new brushes.

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1472

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Using my same simple brush, as above, to make two new brushes.

Does that mean you could use a mandala to make a brush?

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Wed Jul 14, 2021 7:34 pm **(#135)**

Tas - simple answer is yes; Gimp brushes can be made just by selecting/copying whatever shape/content is on your canvas and using the clipboard object as a brush or saving that copied image as a Gimp brush (.gbr).

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:30 pm **(#136)**

Just following up on Tas_mania's comment - here is those simple brushes turned into a mandala, that is then turned into a brush to create this mandala :yes

Marty · **Joined:** Jun 20, 2020 **Posts:** 2

I share with you the mandala that I am reproducing, I fill it with alcohol markers, I find that it has a really original style but it is quite hard to do again. I use a stencil ^^
If you have ideas to draw other original mandalas, I'm interested.
I went to buy from this shop here

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1472

Thats interesting OMG. I'm glad it worked :bigthup

It looks like you used the brush with 5 different sizes. It's all infinite isn't it?

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2021 10:42 pm **(#139)**

Tas_mania - yes, once you have the brush, the 'Brush Dynamics' provide many, many options.

This next mandala was created based on Marty's post and comments - it really only partly qualifies for this thread because, even though I created 3 separate brushes to use, much of the result was gained from selection/path/stroke path activity. However, it is an original mandala.

lula · **Posted:** Sun Jul 18, 2021 2:38 am **(#140)**

Wow, Omg your 2 last mandalas are very beautifull :clap

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Here is mine created with an old homemade brush but transformed into an animated brush (the first time I explore this)