Mandala Template
Concentric rings crossed by evenly spaced radial lines: the scaffolding that keeps a mandala symmetrical.
Concentric rings crossed by evenly spaced radial lines: the scaffolding that keeps a mandala symmetrical.
Choose Mandala Template from the list. It opens with the usual size already set.
Pick the paper size, the grid and the orientation. Customize holds colours, margins and more.
Download the ready PDF, or print straight from the page at 100% scale.
A mandala's appeal comes almost entirely from its regularity, and regularity by eye over eight or sixteen repeats is beyond most people. The rings fix how far out each band of pattern sits; the spokes fix how many times it repeats.
Which is why the number of divisions is the first choice to make. 8 and 16 give obvious four-fold symmetry. 12 and 24 allow both three-fold and four-fold motifs in the same drawing, which is why they are the most versatile. 32 and 48 are for very fine work.
The point of a good template is that you cannot see it in the finished piece.
Every sheet here is free, adjustable and prints at exact scale.
12 or 24 are the most flexible, because they divide by both three and four — so three-fold and four-fold motifs can share one drawing. 8 and 16 are simpler; 32 and 48 suit very detailed work.
Set a very pale guide colour and the lightest line weight. A faint grey grid vanishes under ink, and disappears completely in a photocopy.
It helps while you are laying out the main axes of a design. Turn it off once you are drawing detail, so nothing competes with the pattern.
