Supplies
For this project I used:
- Arches cold pressed watercolour paper
- QoR watercolours in Quinacridone Magenta and Cobalt Teal
- Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolour Paints in Paynes Grey
- Daniel Smith Watercolour in Lunar Blue
- Princeton Neptune round size 6.
- Gearstacker Mini Liner Brush size 2.
- Kuretake Gansai Tambi paint in gold.
- Compass
- Ruler
- Pencil and Eraser.
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Download the Outline
Download A Basic Mandala Grid
Click the button below to download a basic grid you can use for drawing or painting mandalas for free. Choose the pale grey and print it straight onto watercolour paper or print the black onto copy paper and transfer the outline to your watercolour paper using carbon paper, pencil transfer or by using a light source like a light box. See my video on how to do this if you’re stuck!
Downloads are for personal use only. Please do not sell any work based on my artwork and please credit me if you post work online that you’ve made from following this tutorial or using this line work.
Video Tutorial on Youtube!
I look forward to seeing your interpretations of this project!
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