![]() ![]() Paste the path in your new layer using the “Paste in Front” command (Command/Control + F). Repeat this step (changing the “Rotation Axis”) until you cover your image making sure that you skip one segment.ġ0 - Copy (Command/Control + C) your main path (the one on top), then lock your “Layer”. Click “Copy” to retain your original path. Select both paths and group them together (Command/Control + G).ĩ - With your object selected, go to Object > Transform > Transform Each (Option/Alt + Shift + Command/Control + D), use a 60° Angle, make sure to select the bottom point of the little square at the bottom of the dialog, so the “Rotation Axis” of your path is at the bottom. Click on the top left corner and then, while holding the “Shift” key drag your path to the left to reflect it. ![]() ![]() “Copy” (Command/Control + C) and “Paste in Front” (Command/Control + F) your half triangle and then, select the copy and using the “Reflection Tool” (O). Name it “Mandala 1” and use “Graphic” as “Export Type”. Use a bright “Fill” (we used magenta) color and no “Stroke”.Ĩ - Select the triangle and go to the “Symbols” Panel (Shift + Command/Control + F11) and click on the “New Symbol” button at the bottom of the Panel. Then create a “New Layer” (Command/Control + L) or click the small button at the bottom of the Panel.ħ - Select the “Pen Tool” (P), then draw a triangle that covers one half of the upper segment (from the right corner to the middle line you just draw). Click “Enter” and then “Copy” (or use Command/Control + D to repeat your last action) as many times as needed to finish your Polygon.ĥ - Select the “Line Segment Tool” (\) again, and while holding the “Shift” Key, draw a line from the top of your Polygon to the center.Ħ - Go to the “Layers” Panel and lock your current layer by clicking on the small space to the left of the thumbnail and invoke the small lock icon. Then click “Copy” to make another line with the chosen angle. Choose an angle of 30 (divide 360 by the number of sides your Polygon has). (Hold the “Shift” key to do this at an angle).Ĥ - With the “Selection Tool” (V), select your line and then double-click on the “Rotate Tool” (R) in the “Toolbar” to bring out the “Rotate” Options window. In the dialog that opens select the “Radius” and the Number of “Sides”, in our case it was 100 “Pixels” and 12 “Sides” (Traditional Mandalas have 16 Sides).ģ - Select the “Line Segment Tool” (\) and trace a line starting from one of the corner point all the way to the opposite side. If your “Smart Guides” are Turned On (Command/Control + U) you should be able to see where the center is when you hover your cursor around it. 1 - In Illustrator, create a New Document (make its “With” and “Height” the same number of pixels).Ģ - Select The “Polygon Tool” and click inside the document. ![]()
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