DIY Wood Burned Mandalas

Hello everyone, It’s Katie here and I have a fun DIY to share with you inspired by Mandalas, Wood Burning and Pointillism! I combined those 3 different art forms onto a Basswood round to create a unique piece of art! Here’s how:

Supplies:

• Basswood Country Rounds – Thick 7″-9″
• Creative Versa-Tool
• DecoArt Media Paints
• Tombow Sand Eraser
• Small Paintbrush
• Paint Palette Paper
• Polargraph Paper
• Transfer Paper
• Pencil

Step one: Design your mandalas! Mandalas usually have repeating elements, and I’ve found that the easiest way to draw them is to use a piece of polargraph paper. I did a quick google for printable polargraphs and easily found some to print out.

Step two: Place a piece of transfer paper on top of your Basswood Round, place the mandala design on top, and then trace over top of your lines again with a pencil to transfer the design onto the wood.

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