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The Personal Mandala project showcases our usage of varying adobe applications, including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Photoshop. I explored skills and techniques like duplication and reflecting drawings multiple times in a circular pattern through illustrator to create my own personalized mandala. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nSenior Laser Engraved Mandala in DM<\/strong> My initial reaction to seeing the final engraved mandala was super stoked! The bold and thick lines in my mandala were very prominent and transferred very well onto the wooden pizza board. I think the physical analog artwork matched my digital artwork pretty accurately. Because I used thicker line art, you are able to clearly see them even from far away. The texture on the engraved piece also makes it more interesting to look at, and more unique as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I chose to engrave my mandala on a Pizza Board because when choosing between my options, my first thought was that I could give it to my little brother to use since he loves to bake. I love eating his baked goods and I hope one day he\u2019ll use it to bake a pizza. I also liked the thickness and shape of the pizza board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Senior Laser Engraved Mandala in DM<\/strong> For this piece, I first used lots of reference pictures on pinterest to find inspiration regarding graffiti style colors and vibes, and then decided I wanted an extremely saturated and eye-catching color palette. The colored mandala was different from my BW Mandala because I felt that the chaotic and bright\/saturated colors really brought the feeling of the art piece to life, and provided an even clearer look into my personality. When I saw it printed, I was super stoked to see all the saturated colors in real life and look at it from different angles instead of just multiple pixels on a flat screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Color scheme in my piece represents my bright and saturated personality. I believe I have a vibrant energy, and I try to bring that energy to everywhere I go. I associate these colors with my artistic hobbies like dance, playing music, and drawing\u2026 I also used a lot of hot pink because I am strangely drawn to that color. Maybe because it contrasted well with my darker hair and pants, highlighting the silhouettes of the piece, drawing attention to all the small details that maybe were previously hidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Working with color changed the way I thought about how I was going to portray the shapes and dimensions in the piece. Did I want the individual shapes to pop out like they were 3D? Or all blend into one flat surface? Where did I want the lighting to come from? Were these colors clashing? Too similar? I had to think about a lot more while during the coloring process, so this changed my workflow by going slower, and paying more attention to detail. I surprised myself with how well the colors all came together in the end. In the beginning I was afraid of having too many saturated colors clashing for attention, but then I was able to place them next to each other in a way where they actually complimented each other, just enough for each piece to stand out in a less obvious way. Lastly, other reflections about my colored mandala included the fact that I wanted everyone who take even the slightest glance at this piece to remember something bright and memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mandala Build Reveal Video – This video demonstrates and separates my process into clear steps through the slow building of showing my layers in Adobe Illustrator. The video was made using Adobe After Effects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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