These mandalas were created using Prismacolor pencils on 9×9-inch Tru-Ray black construction paper. Students could choose their designs, and their primary goal was to achieve a luminous effect in their artwork. To prepare, they worked through many exercises in a book by Judith Cornell, “Mandala: Luminous Symbols for Healing.”
They first developed their designs on white paper with regular pencils, and then experimented on black paper with the various colors and layering techniques before beginning their final drawings.
