Radial Designs

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Math, Science and Art of Radial Designs

Snowflakes, Mandalas and Mehndis are Radial designs

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Radial designs are a type of BALANCE in Art

• The design radiates or repeats from the center to the edges of the design like a sun (radiates >>> radial)

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• Sand dollars on the beach

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Radial Designs are in Science and Nature

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• Sand dollars on the beach• Snowflakes in winter

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Radial Designs are in Science and Nature

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Radial Designs can be Man Made objects

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Radial Designs can be Man Made objects

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The Math of Radial Designs• Objects that have radial

balance can be divided into equal pieces like a pie

• Each equal piece of a pie or pizza is a CONGRUENT shape

• CONGRUENT shapes are exactly the same in size and shape.

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Radial designs are seen in many cultures around the world

• Traditional Indian Mehndi designs are representations of the sun painted on hands and feet.

• This is a temporary Henna stain that is intended to be a symbol of “awakening the inner light” or sun within

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Radial designs are seen in many cultures around the world

• Tibetan Monks create a Mandala from colored sand

• Once the design is finished, a ritual of destroying the creation is then carried out.

• This action symbolizes the cycle of life.

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Snowflake designs can be cut paper taking repeating forms

• This design is from ZooFlakes ABC

• Unicorns

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Now lets see the steps to making our own radial design!

We are going to pause the Slide show and demonstrate the first couple steps to making your radial designs.Once you are done with the first 2 steps please sit quiet and wait for the next demonstration of sponge painting.

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Discussion Questions• What is the math term for all the quadrants

being the same in shape and size?• What does radial balance mean?• How do you TINT a color?• What other objects in nature are Radial?• What does HUE mean?• What was your favorite part of this lesson? • What culture is a Mehndi hand design from?

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