This is my final version of the mandala project, and below is the geometry version and the original sketch:
This project took me forever to complete and I’m still not 100% satisfied, although I am proud of the final product. I don’t think I realized when making my initial structure with all the fog clouds and fire how tedious the coloring process would be. Needless to say, I’m glad it’s over, because my eyes are burning looking at it.
I decided to portray the elements of my zodiac big three, being fire, air, and water. The fire seems pretty obvious but I wasn’t sure how to interpret air in terms of color. I started off with lots of indigo and teal, but after I colored in the water, I realized how similar they looked. I opted for a rainbow palette instead, and hopefully it comes across that way.