Kaleidoscope and photo mandala examples

Radial patterns and photo mandalas

Explore designs with a clear center. The crop, form and repeated details all affect how the rings and outer edges look.

Green floral mandala

A strong center surrounded by leaf-like shapes. Try a circular form and move the crop across a contrasting edge.

Learn to make photo mandalas

Yellow and pink radial pattern

Bright colors and distinct rings draw attention toward the middle. Compare different crops before increasing saturation.

Explore crop and symmetry

Layered circular texture

Repeated details form bands around the center. A source photo with texture gives you different details to explore.

Create a radial photo pattern

Tiled patterns and background inspiration

Compare a repeating arrangement with centered designs. These square examples illustrate patterns; export a new image at your phone or desktop dimensions for a wallpaper.

Repeating floral tiles

This tiled arrangement spreads the pattern across the image. For a screen background, set the final aspect ratio before refining the crop.

Make a wallpaper

Blue geometric center

Broad areas of blue create a different rhythm from small repeated details. Check where the focal point sits behind your icons.

Choose a background size

Brown and green detail

Fine texture can become busy behind text. Compare a larger crop and lower saturation when adapting a detailed pattern for a wallpaper.

Read the wallpaper tips

Turn pattern changes into an animation

Small changes in rotation, crop or color can become a sequence of GIF frames. The editor builds an animation from recent editing-history states. A repeating GIF may still have a visible jump between its last and first frames.

Five-frame kaleidoscope example

See the existing animation and learn how to choose frame count and playback delay.

Play the example and learn to make a GIF

Use these examples as a starting point

1. Look for edges and color boundaries

   Choose a photo with details you want to repeat. Flowers, water, clouds and fabric provide different textures; a sharp contrast can create a clearer border in the pattern.

2. Change one setting at a time

   Try a circular or tiled form first, then move the crop. Compare several positions before changing rotation, sector count or filters. Use Undo and Redo to compare recent results.

3. Save the image and its settings

   Download an image when you like the result. Use Add Design to keep an editable version in this browser; a downloaded JPG or PNG does not contain the editor settings.