How to paint a dot mandala tutorial - Torus Part 2

[@Ana.Arte7]

Wow! The zoom helps a lot!!!!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@barboverdorf2122]

I like that you did close up work. Perfect details!

[@MHarenArt]

What a stunning piece!!!!

[@debbie-suefelton1021]

❤ Thank you! You are an excellent teacher!

[@TheDottingCenter]

Wow, thank you!

[@pjayrob1]

This is really beautiful! I really appreciate your quiet, steady instructions. I learned how to make those fantastic big drops I’ve seen and have been wary of trying to do. I have some plastic meat trays and salad containers I use to practice on, that way I can wash off and reuse. Keep your tutorials coming and thank you.

[@TheDottingCenter]

I always practice on paper first, too. With enough practice it will start to come easily for you. With dotting even the practice is fun. Enjoy! 😊

[@BlueRaven_71]

I absolutely love how this is turning out

[@sanjeedabharati3759]

Hi Rachel, never have I watched a more comprehensible video on art. Your work is amazing and you are a very good teacher. Love from India. :)

[@TheDottingCenter]

Wow, thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Love back to you from Florida 💞

[@kirstenoxbury7559]

I've seen dot art for a while now, and I have recently started to dabble. I'm so glad I have found your videos as you explain things so well. I've searched in a lot of different places for advice and tips and I was starting to think it was a closely guarded secret. Thank you for being transparent and supportive 💗

[@TheDottingCenter]

It IS a closely guarded secret. I'm just bad at keeping secrets! j/k Tell all your friends ; ) Also check out Lydia May, Kristen Uhrig, and Miranda Pitrone on KZbin for more great tutorials. Thanks!

[@virginiaholliday6952]

Very nice design. To clean your tools you just need to wipe them off with a paper towel while they're still wet. Letting the paint buildi up changes the size of your dot...but you do you. Thanks for taking the time to put this tutorial together. 🙋🌴

[@TheDottingCenter]

Virginia Holliday I'm gonna grab as one new tools for the next video. It's not a good look 😂🙈

[@whatifamanda]

What a wonderful tutorial!!! Thank you so much for sharing it!

[@TheDottingCenter]

What if Amanda thank you ❤️

[@laurausher4966]

Im a newbie, but i did buy this pattern and stencil and some extra tools from you on etsy, Im excited to get started on this one

[@TheDottingCenter]

Have fun!

[@sharonh2808]

It's beutiful, and very helpful, Thanks for the video

[@sherryfoley9903]

I loved it!

[@ginalaplant8219]

Your tutorial is great

[@TheDottingCenter]

Thanks for watching! Have fun painting it : )

[@summersmiles7487]

Your design actually helped me out of my creative block. I've done the Torus in a few ways now - and people have asked me dine if they could buy them, which is completely new to me. I would LOVE for you to do more big canvasses like this one - with or without stencil doesn't matter to me. I just want to watch. Oh and BTW. I've always found the teardrops and swipe swooshes intimidating. But not anymore. Now I know how 😀 ... Please keep going. Love your tutorials!!! Greetings from Summer in Denmark 🎨💕

[@TheDottingCenter]

So many good things here! ❤️ Creative blocks are gnarly beasts, glad I could help! Drops and swooshes are totally doable. 👍 So glad you got something from the video. Keep painting.

[@cheryllynnalston-morton9512]

WOW!!!! NEW SUBSCRIBER...I THINK I'M GOING TO TRY THIS

[@TheDottingCenter]

Welcome Cheryllynn! This is a fun one. Enjoy : )

[@nancy9704]

I love the cobalt blue!

[@Deepz1412]

Absolute gorgeous !

[@TheDottingCenter]

Thank you so much 😊

[@sripriya3604]

Beautiful...i also work on these dotted mandala art..it's beautiful and stress free....Loved your work and steps... thanks

[@TheDottingCenter]

Thank you for watching! ❤️

[@mariancrowden4278]

Thanks for a great tutorial ! I willbe trying this one thanks again

[@pickyperson9318]

Excellent.

[@TheDottingCenter]

Thank you!

[@ginalaplant8219]

I can’t wait for my dotting beginners kit you do a beautiful job thank you for sharing

[@TheDottingCenter]

Thanks Gina! Happy New Year.

[@nitinshah8168]

Fantastic ! Kindly eloberate how to get the tools for drawing mandala

[@TheDottingCenter]

Shop here: www.etsy.com/shop/thedottingcenter/

[@pennytalbert9458]

Beautiful and inspiring!! May I ask which compass you are using?

[@TheDottingCenter]

It's a school compass, nothing fancy.

[@jalh3]

Rachael, your work is exemplary and gorgeous. Could you please give a ballpark cumulative time so far? In other words, in real time how many hours did Parts 1, 2, and 3 each take? This large a mandala is very ambitious. I’ll start much smaller LOL. But hope to someday accomplish large ones such as this. It’s just exquisite!

[@TheDottingCenter]

Hi Anita! This one would probably take a few hours, but don't let that stop you. I've found that large projects are much more enjoyable and they tend to look better because they have more time to breathe. Every day you wake up to the same project and you get to see it with fresh eyes. It's a journey, not a destination kinda thing : )

[@robinmurphy2563]

Love your work.. as for your tools.. if their not dirty your not having fun lol

[@TheDottingCenter]

Hi Robin! haha! I totally agree. Thanks for watching!

[@robinmurphy2563]

@@TheDottingCenter You are most welcome

[@nummy511]

I love your videos. I just found you! I was wondering if you might be able to tell us the size of your tools in cm. I just bought some tools and would like to be able to use them rather than buying another set. However, I’m really loving your silicone tools and your wax sticky thing.

[@TheDottingCenter]

Hi! Welcome! All the tool sizes are listed in my Etsy shop in mm as well as inches👍 check out The Dotting Center on Etsy for metric sizes 👍

[@farahclay912]

Nice. Dragging the dots with a nail stylus would surely give you the same effect as with a silicone tipped tool. Agree?

[@TheDottingCenter]

Farah Clay there's a small difference in that the silicone tool bends so it's got a different feel. But yeah you can do the same thing with both. 👍

[@anoriamccall7517]

What colors are you using for the big drop shape? I’m trying to follow along and I’m lost. It looks like yellow ochre but it’s difficult to tell

[@TheDottingCenter]

Yellow ochre

[@elenaonu4712]

Hi, can you tell me how to find those rubber brushes? Those brushes with which you spread the color in circles. Thanks.

[@TheDottingCenter]

You can find all the toys here: www.etsy.com/shop/thedottingcenter/

[@justine9980]

I have a small set of silicone tools but my bend to easy to use. I noticed in the video that these are staying firm. Maybe I have a cheaper brand of tools?

[@TheDottingCenter]

I'm not sure, I haven't used many other brands of silicone tools. My 1/8" tips are pretty bendy, sometimes that's a good thing.

[@13Moondancer]

Hi, the tool used to drag the paint, is it the ones I use for blending pastels? Soft rubber tipped? I’m inspired. 🙏🏼. Great camera work too.

[@TheDottingCenter]

13Moondancer I don't know anything about pastels. I bet these would work for both.

[@blue-tw4dy]

Magnifico

[@TheDottingCenter]

Thank you!

[@cindyhiggins9309]

Do you find the drags are easier with the stylus as they are with a pointed dotting tool

[@TheDottingCenter]

I use both! I only use the tiniest stylus tool to drag the paint but either will work 😊 Great question.

[@deegoodnow5616]

I’m trying this but finding that my OCD of having every single dot exact is running me into trouble-I’ll keep trying-absolutely love your work

[@TheDottingCenter]

I go through that with every painting 😊 With practice you'll be able to look back at your work now and see how far you've come 🎨 Have fun!

[@kam-ila]

Piekna 💝

[@mariahjane7969]

I bought the torus stencil and the first pdf and I understand you want us to learn the tool sizing but not everyone well i don't learn that way and mine looks nothing like yours. Im really frustrated.

[@TheDottingCenter]

I'd love to see it. Can you send a pic to me on Facebook message? Maybe I can give feedback?

[@TheDottingCenter]

If you're making a mistake chances are good I've made that same one many times 😊 I might be able to help.

[@شهيواتأممحمد-ج7م]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😊😍😍😍😍😍

[@TheDottingCenter]

💞💞💞💞💞💞😊😊😊😊✨✨✨✨

[@susiechristianson8491]

Where's part 1?

[@franco91207]

How much ? 30x 30 size

[@TheDottingCenter]

The stencil is $12.99USD 😊 Thank you

[@sladner7]

You see sloth claws, but I've been going through fertility treatment all year; so all I can see is sperm going to fertilize the eggs. 🤦‍♀️💜 I love your work!

[@TheDottingCenter]

😂 I can’t unsee that now! Totally little spermies. All the best to you in your IVF journey. ✨❤️

[@cindykosinski5914]

Can you tell me what colors in Americana paint I would use in place of the Aztec colors?