Make a brush - Make a mandala

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Jan 31, 2023 10:36 am **(#281)**

, It is one of my favourites of mine, too.
Your result is awesome. :bump

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

They're great OMG, #278 mandala_tube_flower.png is a recent favourite.

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oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Mon Feb 27, 2023 1:06 am **(#283)**

Thanks Teapot; I like your 'windmill' mandala.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:30 am **(#284)**

Finally did one with my own brushes.
Didn't follow your tut though OMG sorry.
First brush was a simple triangle stroked and then BRL'd
2nd brush I recursive transformed the triangle
This was the original colour but because the second brush was grey I ran a gradient over that layer

The second one after I ran 60's cinema over it

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:15 am **(#285)**

one more done with paths and BRL

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

sallyanne

This started out following your recursive transform thread but then I switched back to symmetry painting so ended up here again

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oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 16, 2023 7:15 pm **(#287)**

Sallyanne and Teapot - good to see you having fun with mandalas.

For the mandalas posted below I have tried (albeit loosely) to conform to 'make a brush, make a mandala'. These were created quite quickly, using the standard Gimp brush 'Hardness 100', giving it varied spacing dynamics of 150, drawing some quick paths and then stroking them with Symmetry Painting set on - et voilà!.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:38 am **(#288)**

Cool teapot. OMG , still going strong I see

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:15 pm **(#289)**

BRL rules - a complex brush drawn with paths and rendered with BRL, using a couple of my own metal Emaps.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 01, 2024 3:11 pm **(#290)**

Another outcome - used one of my hair brushes to stroke some paths and then used BRL with some custom e-maps to finish off.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:08 am **(#291)**

Another one using my tube flower bush (see also post #278).

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sat Mar 02, 2024 7:29 pm **(#292)**

Yes, another one :roll:

Imported a 'flame' from JWildfire and made it into a Gimp brush; then played with it to get the mandala image below.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:48 am **(#293)**

Two similar brushes used in this one.

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:58 am **(#294)**

You also have incredible mastery of artistic brushes. Beautiful mandala with them.
Congrats! :clap

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:28 pm **(#295)**

Thank you Issabella - your feedback helps me be creative.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:34 pm **(#296)**

Hieroglyph brush used for the mandala.

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:05 pm **(#297)**

Another brush another mandala.

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:07 pm **(#298)**

oldmangrumpy wrote:

Another brush another mandala.

Nice one OMG! (#297)
:paint

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:48 pm **(#299)**

Thank you Wallace.

Used one of my brushes (below) with varying size/spacing to stroke a series of paths. Then duplicated the outcome, rotated it 45 degrees, played with blending 'et voila'.

Skinnyhouse · **Posted:** Sat Mar 30, 2024 3:29 am **(#300)**

Stunning outcome OMG.
:coolthup