Celtic Knot Mandala -2/24/08

Today I finished all that I had planned to do for this mandala. I'm going to sit with it for a day or two to see if anything else needs to be done. The bulk of what I did is to put more of the blue background in and fill in any gaps. On the knots, I added shadows.

It's a little difficult to see the shadows in the upper image, so I took a detailed photo which shows more of the shadows and 3-D effect.

Celtic Knot Mandala -2/23/08

Today I completed the four floating gold circuits. I used lemon yellow, canary yellow, black cherry, and black grape. With using those colors I think I've completed 3 of my 5 servings of fruit for the day :-)

Celtic Knot Mandala -2/22/08

Today I finished the green circuit using lemon yellow, copenhagen blue, and black cherry. Left to do are the four gold floating circuits and adding shadows to enhance the 3-D effect.

Celtic Knot Mandala -2/21/08

I completed the gold circuit today using lemon yellow, canary yellow, and dark cherry (all prismacolor brand pencils).
I was eager to see what the green circuit was going to look like, so I started a small section. For this I'm using lemon yellow, copenhagen blue, and black cherry.

Celtic Knot Mandala -2/18/08

Today I finished coloring the red circuit of the knot structure. This circuit is continuous all the way around the mandala. I used three colors: scarlet lake, black cherry, and a little white for highlights.

Celtic Knot Mandala

On Feb 15, I started coloring a new mandala design I created for a couple getting married this summer (2008). It lacks an official mandala name at the moment; by the time I finish, it will. The design is 8" diameter in size on 15" square paper.

The first phase of coloring is the background which has a graduated coloring from dark blue in the center to light blue around the outside. During this first session, I put a light layer of prismacolor true blue all around the background and started another layer (left side only) with prismacolor copenhagen blue.
Today, Feb 17, I finished the background (for now, I may go back later to add more color). I used prismacolor copenhagen blue and indigo blue. With the background complete, the design becomes more visible.

The blue of this mandala represents loyalty.

I began the inner red circuit of the celtic knot, using scarlet lake and black cherry with little lines of white highlight.