Sunday, August 22, 2010

190 - Inkscape Mandala


I've picked up a new graphics application called "Inkscape".  While not really new for the rest of the world, it is for me.  And it's freeware, which means that I can put off getting a copy of Adobe Illustrator for a while. 

Here I've made a mandala, a circular geometric object made of repeated elements.  In some cultures a mandala is a sacred diagram.  I doubt one this rough would be worthy of spiritual note, but I find the lack of symmetry adds to its visual appeal. 

Anybody can made one of these in Inkscape, I can't claim any great artistic prowess in the few moments it took me to punch this diagram out.