Although I am proud of my Mandala Production, I wished I put more symbolic meaning behind my artwork. When making the Mandala, I simply played Lofi music and was mindlessly drawing based on how I was so inclined, as opposed to a methodical representation of myself. Personally, I love the final product, but I would have liked to have put more thought to give it a deeper meaning and make it a reflection of myself and my thinking. Design-wise, I would have liked to have had a different design in the center and chosen a specific, cohesive color palette to make my overall piece more meaningful.
Through this project, I learned how to use different Adobe applications, including Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Encoder. Since film is my elective for freestyle, creating the reveal video was very enjoyable as it allowed me to combine my love for digital art and videography. Being able to learn how to use Adobe Encoder and render videos was something that I was very interested in. Even simply drawing the mandala was a very therapeutic process. I was able to capture my creative freedom and was able to senselessly let my mind have fun and draw.
As the general process of art, sometimes may not look good until it is fully finished. While creating the Mandala I often questioned what design I would create and how it would look good within my general portfolio. Instead of constantly restarting because of stressing over minute details, I let my mind work and trusted the process that my conscious would create something beautiful. It was a new experience for me to, in a way, relinquish my control and allow myself to be inspired and guided by my subconscious.
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