SuperBladePro Tutorial #3:

Mandala

In a layer, create a large ornamental shape and fill it with a neutral color.

Some "dingbat" fonts have shapes like this. You can find these fonts here.

 

 

 

Use a SuperBladePro preset like "old brass" to change the shape's appearance.

 

Apply the effect to the image. For now, the whole shape has a single look.

 

 

Create a new layer on top of the old one, with the same shape in the same position.

 

Use SuperBladePro to add a different effect to this new layer.

 

Use your paint program's eraser tool to remove parts of this new layer.

 

Display all layers. Parts of the first shape will show through the top shape.

Here a background and a shadow have been added.

 

Tutorial 1
Tutorial 2
Tutorial 3