A Mandala - Life is Interconnected

Submitted by Mill District resident, Ric Rosow

Mandala has a number of meanings, some of which are spiritual and one of which is that all life is interconnected. 

Although this was created in Photoshop, it is not a photograph. The work was hand drawn using the mandala brush in Photoshop.

To create this image, I started with a blank document in Photoshop and set the color to black. I split the image into six equal blocks. Within Photoshop, I hand drew white lines on the black background. What I drew in one block, the brush automatically repeated in the five others.

From there I applied colors. I adjusted the hue, saturation and brightness of each color, and blended the color gradients into the black and white drawing. I revised the work several times. 

In addition, I printed two words (other than my signature in the lower right) in the primary block. These were replicated in the other section. The words blended into the lines and the color gradients. Perhaps you can find them. 

You can find more of my photography at www.traveltheglobephotography.com.