How to draw a rainbow zentangle and a sun mandala

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This is a mandala sun and zentangle rainbow.

What is the difference between mandala and zentangle?

A mandala is composed of a number of circles organized around the same center. As for the zentangle, it is a well-defined shape, such as a circle, a square, an animal, etc, that is filled with doodles in a none circular pattern like the mandala.

Materials Needed:

• A4 Canson or paper (white)
• Compass
• Protractor
• 12 ” ruler
• Pencil
• Black drawing pen (0.2)
• Colored Stabilo fine point 88 ( the colors used codes are: 88/50- 88/40- 88/54- 88/44- 88/43- 88/36- 88/57-88/41-88/55)

Step by step drawing instructions:

First- Rainbow Zentangle

1. Take the right bottom corner of your paper as a center and trace 9 different circles with the following radiuses: 1 cm, 2 cm, 3 cm, 4 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm , 7 cm, 8 cm, and 9 cm.
2. Using the colored stabilo pens start filling the circles with patterns. 
3. In the first circle trace intersected curves using the 88/50 dark red Stabilo.
4. In the second, trace woven lines using the vibrant red 88/40.
5. In the third circle, trace seamless curves using the orange Stabilo pen 88/54.
6. In the fourth, trace wavy lines, and fill them consecutively as follows: fully colored, points, vertical stripes, use the following yellow pen 88/44.
7. In the 5th circle, draw green filled circles using the 88/43 fine Stabilo pen.
8. In the 6th circle draw woven lines again using the 88/36 dark green.
9. In the 7th circle, draw seamless zigzags with light blue 88/57.
10. In the eighth circle, draw intersected curves using the 88/41 Stabilo fine.
11. In the last circle, draw diagonal wavy lines. Fill some with purple and others with small circles.(Check the picture below)

Second- Sun Mandala

1. Trace the Mandala grid taking the middle of the purple curve as a center for the circles.
   The circles’ radii are as follows: 6 cm, 7 cm, 8 cm, and 9 cm.
   The grid lines are separated by 20 degrees. (check the picture below)
   
   
   
2. In the space of the 6 cm circle, retrace the grid lines in black. Trace very small circles on the left side of each line as shown in the picture below. Retrace the outline of the 6 cm circle.
   
   
   
3. In the space between the 6th and the 7th circle, and in every grid section trace a triangle (check the pic. below)
   
   
   
4. In between each two triangles, draw a smaller triangle.
   
   
   
5. Trace an inner outline inside of each large triangle, then trace the small progressive arcs and color the blank space in black as shown below.
   
   
   
6. Trace long triangle, taking as a starting and ending point the summit of the previous large triangles, and the last circle outline as a limit for the summit.
   
   
   
7. Trace another inner outline on the right of each long triangle.
   
   
   
8. Inside the small triangles: mark a point at the summit, trace two curves underneath it and color the space between them in black.
   
   
   
9. As a last step, draw triangles between each two long triangles. Draw an empty small circle at the summit of each. Trace a double inner outline at the bottom of each of those triangles and color it in black.
   
   

Video Tutorial

Check the video tutorial below for a good clear picture of the Mandala drawing process: