Learn how to Zentangle, including directions and ideas on getting started, what materials to use, and Zentangle inspiration.
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A week or so ago the Square One Facebook group pattern focus was my pattern Steps (thrilling) - my experimentation took me in a bit of a different direction and I ended up with this tile: I was asked to do a step-out showing how I did the tile above, but ended up getting distracted (as usual) with a spin-off idea and ended up with this which I like way better: Here's the step-outs, it can also be done as a continuous pattern: This pattern did not make it in time for the 2015 edition of the Pattern Folio which, by the way, will be going out in a few days, if you're not signed up please make sure to do it right away - you can read more about it here. Note to email subscribers: you should have gotten an email today with a discount book offer. There's actually a couple of reasons for me sending this out: 1. I wanted to send it to you :) 2. The 2015 Pattern Folio will be going out in the next few days - if you did not receive today's email, please check your email settings and make sure that [email protected] is on your safe senders list. I will not be resending emails that have been blocked by servers. 3. My email list has become very large and unwieldy. I'm sure that some people on it don't actually want the emails and have probably consigned me straight to the junk mail folder, so, by having a couple of mail-outs during December (the discount offer and the pattern folio in a few days), I'll be able to do some housekeeping on my list. Hope your day is amazing! hx
I like Steampunk. All the gears and intricate designs attract me--sort of the same thing that draws me to zentangle, lol. I'm not sure...
Settle in. This is one of those long posts! Cadent is of one of Zentangle's 'official' tangles. It's simple, elegant and easy when you know the steps. It was designed by Maria Thomas and you can see her steps here, as well as some possible variations. Being basically a simple pattern, it lends itself to massive possibilities! It can be done with straight lines rather than curvy, but I prefer it with curvy lines so that's what I'll focus on here. Most of my examples aren't shaded yet; you should do that. :) I want to start by sharing some of my favorite variations. My left brain realized that they would best be displayed in chart form. And then some #1 A single row of Cadent makes a lovely border. You'll see a few scattered throughout this tutorial. And then some #2 The square parts of Cadent can be filled with many different things for various looks. You may want to add Auras or ribbons to separate the squares. Think of some square grid tangles you like and see if you can adapt them. Here are a dozen ideas to get you started. I've used Cubine, Dex, Tortuca and Yincut, as well as other ideas. And then some #3 If you make the circles larger they can be filled with something. Here are three possibilities. Think of tangles you like that are composed of small circles and try them out. And then some #4 Cadent can be done as triangles too. I find this especially useful if Cadent is along an angled edge. Using triangles, Cadent can be done in the round. Start with a central circle. Draw about six circles around it and connect all the circles using Cadent lines. Then you have to think triangles, add more circles, and keep going. For another method to arrive at almost the same pattern, see my tangle Wildwood. And then some #5 You can do Cadent as rectangles instead of squares. And then some #6 Here are some fancified versions of Cadent for more inspiration. This border uses simple dots instead of circles, and alternates the direction of the 'scrolls' And then some #7 For more ideas, see Patti Meijer's page of Cadent variations here. And then some #8 Finally, I was about to throw out the samples I'd drawn for this post. Two of the large circle ideas and one with border designs caught my eye. Then I thought, "I could make ATCs out of those!" ATCs developed from Cadent variations. The large circle ideas are at the top and the 'border designs' are at the bottom. Well, that should keep us out of mischief for a few days. Have fun! You can see my "and then some" tutorials on other tangles here: Paradox, Knightsbridge, and Munchin.
A big collection of funny cat art and illustration for animal art lovers. I wish cats really walked around like this in real life.
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On the third day of 3Zs Bijou gifted me some winsome bits of shattuck . . . . . . Fetching diva dancing and a tile full of tripoli. As you can see, Alfie is not going to be left out of these festivities! We're glad he joined in because he had the idea to gather all three day's tiles into a single mosaic Thanks, Alfie! Actually, Alfie just told us it was really Bijou's idea to make this mosaic. But it was easier for Alfie to climb onto our dining room table and rearrange the tiles. Alfie and Bijou are becoming quite the team and we never know what they're going to come up with next! -----+----- Thank you all for continuing to play with us on this fun tangle and mosaic! The hashtag for today's tile is: #3rddayof3zs To see all the guidelines for these 12 days, go here. Remember, we will give out a prize for one randomly chosen poster of each day's tiles on the app and also for one randomly chosen commenter on each day's blog post. And here is the stepout for shattuck: This stepout is a sample of what stepouts look like in our Zentangle Mosaic app. See you tomorrow! -----+----- P.S. Notice on Maria's tile (the middle one of the three) that some of the tripoli is done in pencil. You can see lots of examples of this on Zentangle Mosaic (for free). Just search on the hashtag: #GraphiteIsTheNewBlack
Sometimes some of the best ideas can really happen by accident like the some excellent simple acrylic painting ideas for beginners. Doodle art could
In der dieswöchigen Wochenaufgabe der Diva bezog sich Laura Harms auf einen Newsletter der offiziellen Zentangle-Seite (Hier), in dem kleine Bausteine für auf Gitter basierende Muster in einer Tabe…
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Exploring this new form of art and how artists, are adapting it to make it stand out, by injecting their own vision of it. New Zealand artist Jo Newsham has tried many different mediums of art through her life. She has recently rediscovered the pleasure of drawing and the Zentangle patterns. Being color blind, having a drawing style that primarily uses just black and white, is a real help for her. She creates art using recycled vintage book pages. There are a loot of books that get thrown away each year and I am hoping that she picks her's, from this recycled pile. A lot of people see this practice as a literary sin. But personally, I would rather see them used for art, than in a landfill, an incinerator, or shredded to be part of a new sheet of paper. At least in drawings, the essence of that page and book lives on, it just morphs into something new. I included my definition of a zentangle drawing in yesterday's post, the link to which, is below. Zentangle Old Masters and Works of Art Drawings The Disaster. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Yielding Flesh. Press the Image to Enlarge it. The Woman she wanted to be. Press the Image to Enlarge it. I can Smile. Press the Image to Enlarge it. The Devil. Press the Image to Enlarge it. The Edge. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Denial. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Give up. Press the Image to Enlarge it. I lost my way. Press the Image to Enlarge it. I wish we knew each other better. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Sweetly Urged Sin. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Catherine Wheel. Press the Image to Enlarge it. Tuesday. Press the Image to Enlarge it.
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I made this one specifically for my junior students, grades 1-3. Sourced from all over and including some made up be me and my students.
Still new to zentangles but love them
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Patterns. Ink on paper. A sampler of 49 doodle patterns that I like. The majority are my own. I enjoy seeing them all in one place like this. They're fun to draw and look at! ^_^
I’ve been doing these doodle drawings as foundational imagery for my prints. Some of them are ending up as screenprinted background layers, using mostly subtle or transparent colors. However,…
Op art, also known as optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op art works are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give th…
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