: How to draw lotus in sacred geometry Could someone explain how one draws the lotus symbol found in sacred geometry EG the around the chakra symbols found in Hinduism. Is there a process as

@Courtney577

I am not 100% sure the exact type of image you are trying to replicate but the process will generally be the same. A lot of these images use a rotation tool to rotate an object from a center point.

The following was done in Illustrator but can be done in other vector software programs.

Start by creating your circle by using the eclipse tool (L). You can hold shift to create a perfect circle.

Then create half of the pedal using the pen tool (P).



Copy the half pedal and paste. Reflect the second pedal (object - transform - reflect) and join the 2 pedals with the pathfinder (Window -> Pathfinder). I then rotated the pedal to one of the sides (object - transform - rotate).



Select the pedal, press r on the keyboard to select the Rotate Tool from your toolbar.

While holding Option down click on the center of the circle you made.

This will open up a dialog box like the one below.



Make sure to press "copy". Press CTRL + D or Apple + D (Mac) to transform the rotation again (I used 90 degrees for the transformation).

The basic process of these designs will require you to use basic shapes and transforming them to make your design.

Result

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