Question 1

How to create a 3d layered mandala

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3D Layered Mandala

Crafters love Mandalas as they look gorgeous almost on anything. Be it your pillow or your living room wall, mandalas are the most beautiful. With the growing market of cutting machines, crafters are finding new ways to create exciting stuff.

One of the them is creating a layered 3d mandala. A layered 3d mandala can be created using basic cardstock using your Cricut or Silhouette machines. This can also be used to create using wood if you own a laser cutter.

Brushkite is the only application that has a 3d Mandala Designer using which you can design custom layered mandalas of your choice.

Let's go through each section of the mandala creator as shown below.

1. Section thumbnails

A mandala is a symmetric rotation of design elements. A section is design that fits in the sector of a mandala circle. Mostly, mandala designs of Brushkite have 3 sections - 1. Center, Middle and Outer sections.

If you click on the section 1 thumbnails you can see the outer part of the mandala generated on the stage. Similarly, if you click on the section 2, you can see the middle part of the mandala on the stage. Lastly, if you select a thumbnail from the section 3, the center part of mandala is generated.

2. Mandala templates

A mandala template is the design of how the mandala woul

Question 2

How to create 3d mandala from any image

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3D Layered Shape Mandala

When we built the Mandala creator in the Brushkite app, we then thought what if we could add a feature using which the user could generate a mandala of any shape.

Here it is. You can upload any image and convert same to a 3d mandala. Isn't that exciting! Let's explore.

|| We assume that you already know of how to insert graphics or upload your own images into Brushkite. If you still haven't explored inserting graphics into Brushkite you can follow the tutorial here - How to insert and upload graphics

| Please follow the tutorial of How to create a 3d mandala in order to get a basic understanding.

For creating shape 3d mandala you need to select the elephant or the cat template as shown below to begin.

Shape Mandala Templates

When we select one of the above template, we should see some feature button as shown below. Let's explore each one of them.

Graphics panel button Clicking on this button opens the graphics panel using which you can insert or upload graphics to replace the shape on the stage.
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Question 3

How to create a 3d layered butterfly

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3D Layered Butterfly

In this tutorial we will learn how we can use a black silhouette butterfly image and convert it to a beautiful 3d layered craft.

||| You can find the butterfly svg used in this project here on pixabay - https://pixabay.com/vectors/animal-black-butterfly-flight-fly-1296552/

We assume that you already know how to upload your own image into brushkite refer tutorial here and also you know how to create an outline from the uploaded graphics refer tutorial here and refer here

Let's begin! We have divided the tutorial into 4 steps.

Step 1.

Go to the vector editor tab > select the graphics panel button

Select the uploads tab in the graphics panel > choose the butterfly outline that you uploaded using the outline premium template. You should see a black butterfly outline on the stage.

Align the graphics to the center of the stage using the align buttons as shown below.

Stage Center Align Buttons

Scale the

Question 4

How to create an outline using the premium template

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Outline Premium Template

The outline premium template has been one of the favorite design template for all our Brushkite members. It was one of the most requested feature which was eventually added to the premium templates section by our team.

Outline can be really helpful when you want to cut your favorite text as a sign. For example a "Thank you" sign or a "Welcome" sign as shown below.

Outline layer cut example [Courtesy thoughtsinvinyl.com]

Or any basic design or graphics. If you have a cricut, silhouette or a laser cutter machine you can make use of various materials to design layered text and graphics.

As you can see below, the outline feature has few simple elements.

Outline template buttons and textbox

1. Fonts Panel Button

Clicking on this button opens the font panel where you can select the preloaded Brushkite fonts or upload your own font files.

2. Graphics Panel Button

Clicking on this button opens the graphics panel using which you can select your own graphics from the list or upload your own graphics into Brushkite. (Refer: https://help.brushkite.com/en-us/article/how-to-insert-and-upload-graphics-mfoo1k/?1598182101718)]. Once you select a graphics

Question 5

Frequently asked questions

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What is Brushkite?

Brushkite is an online vector editing app for the crafters. Brushkite is the only app with exclusive features to generate professional SVG designs within seconds. Brushkite helps you save hours planning, choosing fonts, adding graphics and design realtime and generate millions of SVG cut files.

Can I can sell the design output?

All the graphics and fonts used within Brushkite are public domain. So, if you are not uploading any font or graphics from outside to Brushkite, you can use the output generated for any commercial use. But, if you are uploading any font or graphics into the Brushkite app, you need to make sure you have the appropriate license to use it for commercial purpose.

Do you offer a free trial?

We offer a 7-day free trial for BrushKite pro. With this, you can explore all features of BrushKite for free. You can activate your BrushKite Pro account anytime during these 7 days. You can cancel at any time during your 7-day trial and you won't be charged.

Is it only for mandalas?

You can use Brushkite to generate professional SVG designs for mandalas, premium ready-to-use automatic templates, drag & drop premium templates and more in various categories such as family, celebrations, sports and more.

Can I upload media?

You can upload your own media creative (graphics, images fonts. slogans, quotes or any content) you agree that you have the appropriate license (personal use or commercial use) for the same. We do not c

Question 6

How to insert and upload graphics

Accepted Answer

Insert graphics from library

Q: Frequently asked questions

What is Brushkite? Brushkite is an online vector editing app for the crafters. Brushkite is the only app with exclusive features to generate professional SVG designs within seconds. Brushkite helps you save hours planning, choosing fonts, adding graphics and design realtime and generate millions of SVG cut files. Can I can sell the design output? All the graphics and fonts used within Brushkite are public domain. So, if you are not uploading any font or graphics from outside to Brushkite, you can use the output generated for any commercial use. But, if you are uploading any font or graphics into the Brushkite app, you need to make sure you have the appropriate license to use it for commercial purpose. Do you offer a free trial? We offer a 7-day free trial for BrushKite pro. With this, you can explore all features of BrushKite for free. You can activate your BrushKite Pro account anytime during these 7 days. You can cancel at any time during your 7-day trial and you won't be charged. Is it only for mandalas? You can use Brushkite to generate professional SVG designs for mandalas, premium ready-to-use automatic templates, drag &amp; drop premium templates and more in various categories such as family, celebrations, sports and more. Can I upload media? You can upload your own media creative (graphics, images fonts. slogans, quotes or any content) you agree that you have the appropriate license (personal use or commercial use) for the same. We do not c

The graphics section is added throughout the app wherever we need graphics to be inserted. You can open the graphics tab by clicking on the graphics icon as shown below.

The graphics panel is available in the automated templates, premium templates, few block templates, shape mandala templates and the vector editor.

Once you click on the graphics button it slide opens the graphics panel as shown below. The panel automatically loads the graphic categories for you. You can browse through various categories. Once you select the graphic you want to add to the section it automatically closes the panel and adds the graphic to the stage.

Inserting graphics behaves differently for different sections

Automated templates

When we select a graphic from the library it automatically gets inserted to the automated template design on stage.

|| Some designs in the automated templates do not allow inserting graphics.

Premium templates

Graphic selected is automatically added once we click on the graphic to select it.

|| You need to select the graphic toggle option in the outline premium template in order to see the inserted graphic

Mandalas

You can use the shape mandala templates (elephant and the cat mandala) and choose the graphics panel to change t

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