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I’ve always wanted to make a layered mandala where the top layer is a silhouette of an object. After some brainstorming, I finally figured out how to make one of these for myself. It’s a jack-o-lantern with a layered spider web mandala behind it; just in time for Halloween! I’m sure it would look great with other tone and color materials for each layer to add to the depth.

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If you want to see my process of designing and creating this project, here’s a video I put together.

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Here are photos of the finished project.

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