To transfer the design, students should carefully trace over the lines in the design with a pencil, taking care not to smear the transferred design. Students should now color all of their wedges exactly the same, repeating the same colors, values, and textures in each wedge. Display the completed class work with examples of radial symmetry examined earlier in the class. Another possibility is to transfer the design to a clay slab, cut it out and decorate it using clay tools and glaze or paint. An interesting language arts extension involves incorporating words or phrases into the mandala design.
Students can each also write an artist's statement about their work for exhibition.