Yeah, it a little on the thick side. Would you mind if I do this one?

You certainly can. Did you want me to post it? I had it already made into a svg but I couldn't upload it.

Thanks Molly.
I was in the process of using your Tulip Mandala image as reference for creating all the paths.

Keeping up with you guys is so difficult - following posts above, I have just downloaded Incendia and Inkscape but have no idea how to use them yet.

But I have had a try at the Mandalas, but my computer virus problems today have slowed me down. Still here is my first with two others underway.



Its difficult to know what colours to use and how to create appropriate paths for using with BRL - learned today I can create/select multiple paths at a time!!

Nice work OMG!

I often find myself changing colors a lot to get the effect I'm after. Although running BRL interactively is a great option, I feel that the preview image leaves little to be desired. It also takes considerably more time to use this option than I'm willing to spend.

The paths tool can be difficult for some to grasp, keep up the good work.

Thanks a lot Wallace, as always I appreciate your unflagging support.

Well here is version 2 and its clear i prefer the old regal colours; now to move on to circular Mandalas ... but it is great fun and rewarding too!



OK and now the round one too.

Nice!
It looks like you added a little something to the round mandala, is this correct?

OMG , I like yr results!
for INCENDIA (if can help) you can start modifying some parameters already done.Unzip the file attached, put the files in a folder; retrieve the data from that folder (Menu fractals>Load Parameters) and start to make variations
(I built more than 300 params)

Hi Wallace, thanks for the cool idea. In this example, only used gradients,and it makes a good emap as well.

Nice one rbdflyboy

Thanks Odinbc, this image is very interesting, in that it somewhat has a mind of its own. If one clicks and drags and area sometimes the whole image lights up (or just a section) as marching ants. On the next image going to try that again and stroke the selection by about 2 and see what happens...hoping that will give crisper lines.
The other bonus is, the possibilities for combinations are endless, along with it being a great learning tool!

Thanks Marcello

Didn't think about using these images as E-Maps.
I'm glad you're having fun with it, that was the whole idea anyway.

Thankyou again Wallace; I am not aware of adding anything specific to the round mandala, just created a series of reducing concentric paths then progrerssively ran BRL against each one. I did though create two different path sets for the centre 'flower' and overlayed them. A little bit of color changing at the end to improve the combinations, as I basically wanted a much lighter object this time, then I placed it on a bevelled background.

I will have another go today with larger, more leaf shaped path sets. Very enjoyable exercise!

For this one changed to paths and achieved better results... (Don't mind the colors...still experimenting)



Getting the lighter potion of the gradients to line up with the corners and points would give it more of a pushing and squeezing feel...will try for that next time (sometimes the gradients won't cooperate.)

Very good.

rbdflyboy - Your result is excellent

@OMG

Thanks Molly and Marcello...working on the circle mandala just now...trying for something somewhat different. Can see it...just need to create it...so many ways of seeing this one, can make a person dizzy at times.

@Wallace - you are giving me too much credit for 'making so called changes' to the mandala. I have had a look at my xcf file but I got rid of all the extraneous levels and I even tried to recreate the diamonds but no! So whatever I did was unwitting. However they do match up with the lines on both the outer and inner perimeter circles with your original svg ... as shown below where I have overlayed my paths on your svg image.



W have a saying about my favourite sport - "the glorious uncertainty of cricket", well now I can say "the glorious uncertainty of GIMP"!