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Circular "Mandala"

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Students create a nonobjective design from a magazine photo (or personal photograph) using a view finder. By using colored pencils the drawing use layers to recreate the colors in the magazine picture.

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7th - 12th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Project-Based Learning

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