Hand painted mandalas

level_0 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2019 1:22 pm **(#81)**

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I like this corymbia ficifolia,OMG.

(without the fairy )

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Thu Aug 08, 2019 5:07 pm **(#82)**

Erisian, Issabella, Teapot and level_0 - thank you for commenting.

Here is another gum leaf mandala, this time in gold and, level_0 , without fairies ( :roll:

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level_0 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:33 am **(#83)**

OMG, It's so beautiful that I do not even want to try!

Erisian · **Posted:** Fri Aug 09, 2019 3:24 am **(#84)**

level_0 wrote:

OMG, It's so beautiful that I do not even want to try![ Image ]

I understand how you feel. OMG is really good at this sort of thing and that last one was beautiful, but remember he's been doing this kind of thing for a long time. If you get some good brushes to play with, and play a lot with G'Mic filters, you will soon start finding your feet. You have a good imagination and you use colour very well. Just keep building on what you have learned. :paint

level_0 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 09, 2019 4:21 am **(#85)**

Erisian wrote:

I understand how you feel. OMG is really good at this sort of thing and that last one was beautiful, but remember he's been doing this kind of thing for a long time. If you get some good brushes to play with, and play a lot with G'Mic filters, you will soon start finding your feet. You have a good imagination and you use colour very well. Just keep building on what you have learned. :paint

thank you for encouraging me, I try every day but as it's frustrating, I try other things hoping that one day I will click.

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

My first Symmetry Painting Mandala:

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Erisian · **Posted:** Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:26 pm **(#87)**

Pat625 wrote:

My first Symmetry Painting Mandala:

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Symmetry Painting 1.png

Nice.

I'll have a packet of those. :hehe

Erisian · **Posted:** Fri Aug 09, 2019 2:36 pm **(#88)**

I've created a tutorial on how to make temporary brushes. I thought it might be useful in this topic.

teapot · **Joined:** Dec 09, 2018 **Posts:** 745

Nice one Pat.

OMG, Beautiful gold work, are you sure you haven't got a stash of ancient treasure in your garden that you are digging up?

Nice tutorial Erisian.

I'm having computer upgrade problems so thought I'd do some knitting in the meantime :sneak

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

Thanks Erisian and Teapot for your nice comments.
Erisian thank you for the PDF on Temp brushes. I can use that!

Erisian · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2019 4:16 am **(#91)**

teapot - that is really beautiful. How did you do it?

I played with a new idea - giving a 3d effect to a 2d mandala.

level_0 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2019 5:28 am **(#92)**

Erisian wrote:

I've created a tutorial on how to make temporary brushes. I thought it might be useful in this topic.

Erisian

teapot wrote:

I'd do some knitting in the meantime :sneak

teapot,you made knitting and me several hours for crochet! :hehe

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:09 am **(#93)**

Erisian and Level_0 - change of pace and pattern; nice.

Teapot - yours too is different , so ... imitation is a sincere form of flattery :hehe

Erisian · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2019 7:59 am **(#94)**

level_0 - AnMal took one look at that one and said "WOW!" :wow

It's really nice. :bigthup

OMG - another beauty. :coolthup

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sat Aug 10, 2019 8:32 am **(#95)**

All the recent ones are really nice. I liked the gold one OMG so did one with a couple brushes, BR and 3D extrusion. No where near as good but I had a go.

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4693

Beautiful, Sallyanne!

teapot · **Joined:** Dec 09, 2018 **Posts:** 745

Erisian wrote:

teapot - that is really beautiful. How did you do it?

I played with a new idea - giving a 3d effect to a 2d mandala.

Thanks Erisian, I drew it with the MyPaint chalk brush and the mandala starting with 100 points. Your 3D is very effective :wow

level_0, OMG, and sallyanne, really lovely mandalas :paint

I'd wondered how that 3D effect was done so good to know it's called 3D extrusion but what is BR?

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun Aug 11, 2019 8:22 am **(#98)**

@ teapot, BR is "Bevel Reflect"

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Aug 12, 2019 4:00 am **(#99)**

sallyanne - that last one of yours is a real beauty. It would be nice with a mirror in the middle.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 12, 2019 7:49 pm **(#100)**

Sallyanne - neat effect and interesting idea from Erisian; might try it out.

This Gimp symmetry facility is addictive and lends itself to experimentation.