For this project I had a lot of fun with it, I was able to kinda just draw randomness and see it turn into a really cool looking pattern which I enjoyed. I think if I were to do this again I would try to spend more time making the drawings more intricate and more detailed. As much as I like the mandalas I made, the red one specifically could have been done with a lot more detailed images. For my black and white mandala I probably would’ve tried to think of a concept or general idea of what I was trying to make beforehand rather than just going in and drawing whatever for funzies. As for the reveal video I most likely would’ve preferred it if I started working on it sooner and just gotten it out of the way rather than waiting for the last day before it is due.
Some things I appreciated about the mandala projects is how much work a good detailed mandala takes to make. Trying to set up the clipping mask and lines to set up the layout before beginning as well as making the images for the mandala isn't extremely hard but it can be a bit tedious and takes time and focus. Also when it came to making the mandala, I really appreciated how I didn’t need to do perfect drawings to make something creative. For a while now I have had writers and artist blocks (idk if artist block is a thing, if it is I am currently having it) and the mandalas allowed me to make something creative without needing to create an entirely new drawing concept.
I think something I learned about myself is even though I have been struggling to be creative for four almost five months now that I can still do it, and that my creative side isn’t really gone, it's just a lot more stuck than usual. Also just realize how much I miss my best friend who died. I mean I know how much I miss them but I really miss them. One of my favorite parts of my mandalas is that each has pieces of him in there, of stuff he used to draw on me, the date of his death, or I just listened to music we would rock out to together while making this. Overall I just really liked this project, it helped me a bit.
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