How To Paint Dot Mandalas #15 Carousel Wood Magnet

This is a short tutorial showing how to paint a colorful dot mandala, step by step instruction on which tools and paints to use.
This is a wood circle I made into a magnet and painted. Perfect for that one of a kind gift idea!
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Supplies used: Wooden disk circle painted matte black. 11mm wooden dowel. Susan Bates crochet hook set. Nail stylus set.
Apple Barrel paints: White, Petunia Purple, Lemon, Golden sunset, Candy Apple Red, Cloudless, Bimini blue, Electric blue, Bright blue.
Starting with White-11mm center dot, Golden Sunset & Lemon-3.75mm, Cloudless-6.5mm,
Petunia Purple-10mm, Bimini Blue-3.75mm and largest nail stylus, Candy Apple Red-5.5mm & medium nail stylus, White-smallest stylus, Pink (mixed a little red and white paint together)-smallest stylus, Lemon-smallest stylus.
Now for layering...MAKE SURE LAYERS ARE DRY BEFORE MOVING ON FOR BEST RESULTS.
Using my biggest nail stylus I put opposite yellows on top of each other in the first ring, Lemon on Golden and Golden on Lemon.
Bimini blue on top inner circle of Cloudless dots- 3.75mm, Bright Blue on top Purple inner edge- 6mm, Pink inner edge of red- 3.75,
Electric Blue-3.75, Biggest stylus- Cloudless, Biggest stylus Candy Apple Red, Biggest stylus Petunia, Medium stylus Cloudless on top Bimini.
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[@terismith4512]

Can you get a kit with most the colors, I would love silver gold and rose gold, paint what brand do you reccomend,one that's not to thin or thick

[@margaritadelgadillo6943]

Another beautiful mandala design, i love it. Thank you Lydia for sharing your amazing talents.🤓😍

[@lindarichard6113]

Very colorful

[@christinehayman1648]

Thank you so much for giving the millimetre sizes for all your tools. It makes it so much easier to follow your designs. Beautiful!

[@LydiaMay]

No problem, I will also add a list the supplies used in the description for you. Thanks!

[@karenthurber4713]

Very pretty as usual💜

[@ktvivacious2633]

This is the BEST tutorial video I have ever watched. You not only show us how to do it, I LOVE that you tell everything! All the tools you use and sizes. Also the paint colors and brands. I REALLY APPRECIATE all of it. Thank you! Beautiful mandala and beautiful video. :)

[@LydiaMay]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that! I have lots of step by step dot mandala tutorials, so check them out! XOXO Lydia

[@lizalara-armstrong6998]

Stunning! First time I've seen the top dotting off set like that. It really changes the look. Thanks for taking the time to share. 😙

[@LydiaMay]

Hey, thank you! My pleasure! Happy New Year! xoxo

[@Yvette394]

So beautiful! Your tutorials are fun to watch and very easy to follow. Thanks for sharing this!

[@pinkynoble]

Oh so pretty! I like the color combinations. It looks easy to do. Thanks for sharing this tutori.

[@rekhasatish9045]

Beautiful & your teaching method is also too good.👌👌😍

[@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore]

Wow! So gorgeous. I tried this tonight but must say yours turned out much more lovely than mine. I guess I just need loads more practice, so here goes :) Thank you so much for sharing such easy to follow instructions. I'm still waiting for my dotting tools to arrive.

[@joannedonovan9489]

Beautiful work! Thanks!! (I'm just beginning, so I have to work on my spacing!!)

[@mitachauhan7601]

Lovely

[@stant2132]

Thanks for another great video. Keep up the great work

[@LydiaMay]

Thank you, Stan!

[@katiacortez3121]

Wonderfull!

[@soulstonesbyelena3331]

Very pretty design 🤗💖

[@LydiaMay]

Thank you so much! xoxo

[@njm8443]

Excellent!

[@LydiaMay]

Thanks!

[@pharaohhatshepsut6435]

Beautiful design, beautiful colors and the top dot colors are so complimenting to each other. Most of all the video was quick and the talking pertained to the project. Thank you👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.

[@LydiaMay]

Thank you so much! I was worried that I had sped it up too much, so that makes me feel better. Thanks for saying so, Pharaoh.

[@annefaint6127]

Gorgeous,,,,xxxx

[@marijaingeborgindic6161]

Jako lijepo.pozdrav iz zagreba

[@mariarosariomartinsanchez3793]

Muy bonito.

[@melaniegee]

I love it! The way you layer your dots is really pretty. It pulls all the colors together and is just beautiful! I’m excited about your FB sharing page. I look forward to seeing pics and tips from lots of different people. I think everybody who joins will have the opportunity to learn a lot! Thank you for creating L May’s Mandala Sharing!

[@LydiaMay]

Thank you , Melanie. Yay! I am really looking forward to all the sharing too! Thanks to you for helping me!! You're the best! XOXO

[@pegascon]

It is cute.

[@LydiaMay]

Thanks! :)

[@alkagupta490]

Thnks for evrythng mam.🍰🤗

[@LydiaMay]

My pleasure Alka! XOXO

[@KrisAshMommy]

I love how it almost looks 3d

[@LydiaMay]

Thanks! You will find adding layers really adds depth.

[@tammyslatten]

Beautiful ❤️ do you know what size circle you used? I'm new when I walk the dot just the first two are round the they go to half dots. Am I just not putting enough paint on my tool? Thank you for a great video. It really helps you tell size and what you are going to do .

[@kathie8283]

Thank you for the tutorial! I am a beginner and love this piece. How large is the wood disc you used?

[@suemendell358]

awesome as usual. You are really setting the bar high! Question: do you seal your rocks and panels with a clear acrylic sealer? If so, what do you use? Thank you!!!

[@LydiaMay]

Thank you! I do seal. I use Minwax Polycrilic.

[@melissakinney4406]

Super cute! what is the paints consistency? Any tips on which brands or colors work best or watering down the paints?

[@LydiaMay]

Thanks. In this video I use a mix of Apple Barrel regular acrylic paints and Multi surface. You may need to thicken the regular paint and thin the Multi surface. I made the mistake of buying a whole bunch of the regular paint before I learned the difference a quality paint makes. Apple Barrel paints are still okay, especially when starting out. And as you see, they work fine for dotting. I would recommend opting for the Multi surface and thinning it out with a drop or two of water or a gloss fluid medium such as Liquitex. I hope that helps.

[@sherrykthompson]

Looking for a different mandala video and ran across your #15 Carousel. Yay, happy to have found you. Love the colors and the design and would like to try and duplicate it. It's great that you make a detail list for your followers. One question: What size is the wood circle?

[@LydiaMay]

Thanks! They are 3.25"

[@telmapereira5488]

👏👏👏😍

[@alkagupta490]

Love u mam.god bless u🌷💞

[@LydiaMay]

Thank you Alka!! XOXO

[@maryboorman8979]

Hi Hi from Canada Lydia I am new to this Tried out my first 12 square black canvas minis last evening. Sure is a technique or two to be learned to attain your level of expertise. I enjoyed watching you create this design. My question is, did you let any paints dry before dotting on the last micro dots ie. pink of top of the red dots?

[@LydiaMay]

Yes! It is important to let each dot layer completely dry before adding another. :)

[@dawnamendola8690]

Hi Lydia ... Happy New Year ... great tutorial once again ! where do you get your wooden discs?

[@LydiaMay]

Thank Dawn! You too! I get them at Walmart. The magnets too. In my sacred geometry video I show the packaging for both, if you're interested. xoxo

[@dawnamendola8690]

I'll check I️t out , thank you

[@sheilafink9920]

Do you bake your finished pieces to set the acrylic?

[@kl4334]

Question: how do you keep paint on your dotting tool when doing smaller dots? I have a difficult time with it. This is a very beautiful piece!

[@LydiaMay]

Do you mean you are only able to get so many dots when using a stylus?

[@kl4334]

When I walk my dots around a larger I seem to just end up with dots that look like “c”

[@candicewaldron4093]

What size it the wooden disc. Finally a good video for beginners. That you for sharing. You do beautiful work.

[@LydiaMay]

They are 3.25" They come in a pack of six. Brand name is Craftwood from Walmart.

[@candicewaldron4093]

L May Thank you. I have learned a lot from watching your videos.

[@AQ-gh5ts]

What things you used

[@lillypinkrockin]

Hi! I need help. I’m using acrylic and I can’t seem to get the consistency right. The one from the tube comes off too thick. Please make a tutorial for it!

[@LydiaMay]

Tube paint is VERY thick stuff! I will try and do that for you. In the meantime, have you tried adding a little bit of water to some? It helps thin it out.

[@wendyst.germain4482]

That’s gorgeous! I’m curious, could a mandala pattern be put on a billowing dress? I recently saw a pour painting turned into a Spanish dancer’s dress and it looked lovely. Made me wonder if this technique could be used on a painting with a person in a long dress.

[@LydiaMay]

Yes certainly! It would be awesome!!!! Please share it with me in my group. Facebook@howtopaintdotmandalas

[@wendyst.germain4482]

Lydia May I just liked a page called Dotty Mandolly because it’s the only one I can find that is linked to you. If it’s not the one, can you please post a link as I’m not getting anything when I type how to paint dor mandalas.

[@LydiaMay]

Yep! That's me! That is my artist page on Facebook. My group is called: Lydia May's Mandala Sharing group. It is filled with amazing content from amazing people from all over our globe. I LOVE it!

[@wendyst.germain4482]

Lydia May, well this Aussie will enjoy checking it out. 😊

[@LydiaMay]

See you there! XOXO

[@margaritapalencia88]

Ola me gusta mucho tu canal Podrías poner subtitulado para las q no sabes inglés Gracias saludos

[@paulaedwards9512]

I'm finding it hard to do the leaf effect. Can you help me please

[@kathie8283]

Could you tell me how big in inches your wood disc is?

[@user-ux4fi2gz8q]

Красота! В русском стиле! Немного похожа на городецкую роспись

[@LydiaMay]

Спасибо

[@nairlima9051]

Oi! 🌻

[@bobbierankin517]

Tell us about your tools

[@LydiaMay]

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