I chose to title my piece this, which I have attempted to pronounce through google translate but I can not say I know the correct pronunciation. I looked up what this word was because the English translation is “The Internal Guide”. I chose to do it in Chinese because Mandalas are originally from Asian culture and they are traditionally used and are seen as either a representation of the universe or as a guide internally for meditative practices.
I valued spending my time on creating this and having fun while doing it. Not that I don’t normally have fun creating my projects, but this one in particular was very calming and stress reducing. I listened to music while creating it which helped me get into a zen mood and it was almost meditative to create these and watch your design that you drew in just one slice be reflected over again to create a whole connected design or a repeated one. Overall, I valued that I wanted to take my time and not rush through it and get super detailed and intricate by zooming in a ton and then zooming out and seeing your peice develop. It was just so cool to see how much you can do with this mandala art and how professional and interesting they became to look at.
I would say I learned that I am a bit of a perfectionist and though I get frustrated easily sometimes because of this, that it is more worthwhile to just relax and take my time to get the results that I want and that are worthy of me. A lot of times last year in Digital Media I found myself getting frustrated with the projects and applications when I couldn’t figure things out which made me just get more stressed out because of how long it was taking me and how behind I would end up getting. But after doing this project I have learned that if I just immerse myself in doing the project to the best of my ability and stay calm while working through issues. I end up being able to get everything done on time and making the most out of my time and ending with a product that I am proud of.
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