A mandala is an abstract design, typically is a circular form. To create a mandala, I first opened up the mandala template found in the class folder. I then opened up an image in Photoshop by dragging it to the photoshop icon. Using the magic wand tool, I selected a fragment of the mandala. I then dragged over the template page to the side of my picture so I am able to transfer the fragment onto my image. I dragged the triangular fragment from the template to my picture, then adjusted it to capture the specific part of the image I wanted to use for the mandala. Press "command" and "c" to copy the image and then "command" and "v" to paste the image onto the mandala template. From there, duplicate the image by going to layer - duplicate layer. Then go to "edit", "transform", "flip horizontal", and rotate the image to fit the adjacent triangular template. Merge the layers by going to layer- merge layers. Then select the two layers by pressing "command", then merge those two layers (layers - merge layers). Repeat the process of duplicating, rotating, and merging layers until you come to a complete mandala. The process was fun, creating interesting patterns with ordinary images. At first, it was difficult becoming familiar with all the various steps to creating the mandala, but once I got used to it, I was able to experiment and be more creative. If I could do anything differently, I would like to experiment with layering the complete mandalas onto of each other, each being reduced in size.
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