If you’re scratching your head wondering, 'Zen-what now?', don’t fret! I'm here to guide you through this magical maze of patterns, swirls, and intricate designs, and inspire you with 50+ Zentangle Art Ideas!
If you’re scratching your head wondering, 'Zen-what now?', don’t fret! I'm here to guide you through this magical maze of patterns, swirls, and intricate designs, and inspire you with 50+ Zentangle Art Ideas!
Pattern-Collections.com is going full steam with Steampunk week . It's Day 5! New patterns, old patterns, fanciful strings, The s...
If you’re scratching your head wondering, 'Zen-what now?', don’t fret! I'm here to guide you through this magical maze of patterns, swirls, and intricate designs, and inspire you with 50+ Zentangle Art Ideas!
If you’re scratching your head wondering, 'Zen-what now?', don’t fret! I'm here to guide you through this magical maze of patterns, swirls, and intricate designs, and inspire you with 50+ Zentangle Art Ideas!
If you’re scratching your head wondering, 'Zen-what now?', don’t fret! I'm here to guide you through this magical maze of patterns, swirls, and intricate designs, and inspire you with 50+ Zentangle Art Ideas!
If you’re scratching your head wondering, 'Zen-what now?', don’t fret! I'm here to guide you through this magical maze of patterns, swirls, and intricate designs, and inspire you with 50+ Zentangle Art Ideas!
If you’re scratching your head wondering, 'Zen-what now?', don’t fret! I'm here to guide you through this magical maze of patterns, swirls, and intricate designs, and inspire you with 50+ Zentangle Art Ideas!
If you’re scratching your head wondering, 'Zen-what now?', don’t fret! I'm here to guide you through this magical maze of patterns, swirls, and intricate designs, and inspire you with 50+ Zentangle Art Ideas!
Original design steps based on classic celtic knot.
This is an easy pattern. But it does bite. There's a lot of depth here--some columns seem closer than others. But when you start adding highlites, the depth may reverse on you. You'll exclaim "Oh, Poodle!" but it's an illusion. You didn't get it wrong. Stop. Then continue. If you do get off count, don't worry. When you fold cloth, the patterns don't always line up. Your Galatea will seem more real for not matching perfectly.
Who says doodling can't be fine art? Tokyo-based artist Sagaki Keita combines the world of fine art with lowbrow illustrations in his highly creative body
I LOVE having my moleskin sketchbook in my bag! It allows me time to practice patterns and variations while waiting... Here I practiced my idea to use Mak-rah-mee to create a shape (see my finished version of this, "Tied Up in Knots"). I also worked on the tangle pattern, Florz, with a few variations. I'll have to make a card for this pattern soon!
I'm a perfectionist. I didn't always know this about myself, or maybe I wasn't always one and I'm just settling into my own shoes a little as I get older. But "ehh.... good enough" is probably not something you'll hear me say. Because if I'm working on something I care about, and I know it's not the best I am capable of, I have to force myself to not redo every little thing and make it as good as I know it could be (and yes, I do realize that this occasionally makes me a little bit annoying). For example, I've attempted a few methods for collecting and organizing tangle patterns... index cards, flip cards, graph paper pads, Moleskine notebooks, different-sized journals, a small binder with page protectors, et cetera. First I had to let go of the idea that any journal I created would/could ever resemble Maria's... that just wasn't realistic for me. I don't mean that in a self-depricating way... but she uses journals that the pages don't rip out of. Having a journal full of mistakes and oopses and crossed-out things next to the occasional pattern that came out absolutely perfect would drive me insane. Once I cleared that mental hurdle, it was easier to think realistically about what I needed. I had a handful of requirements in mind for an acceptable method of organizing a bazillion tangle patterns: Each pattern needed to be 1) big enough to be as detailed as necessary, but 2) not so big that each one would take up a lot of room. It had to be 3) organized in a way that I could find what I was looking for without a lot of page-flipping, 4) sturdy and 5) portable with 6) an infinite amount of room to add more patterns. 7) Patterns need to be protected against bending and dust/fingerprints but 8) removable without ruining the book and 9) not too much of a pain to move around. AND 10) it had to be pretty. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that last one, but I want what I want. *shrug* Here's how my lofty standards and I arrived at a solution I could run with. The top binder contains my seminar notes, workshop resource pages, my price list, my tangle pattern PDF from Linda Farmer (a $10+ donation will get you one of those here), and other miscellany. The pink (1.5") binder on the bottom is my personal tangle pattern collection. It goes without saying that it's a work in progress. This beast of a craft punch came from Michael's. This size was available with two different edges, this scalloped one and another one with plain straight edges. Hobby Lobby is my usual haunt, but they don't carry a punch (that I saw) in this exact size and shape. Kudos to the manufacturer... it has held up really well, and as you'll see in a minute, it's got some serious miles on it. This one is 2.5 inches if you're measuring diagonally (I think that's how these punches are marketed), or about 1.75 inches on each side. I'm sorry about the quality of these pics... the glare from my work lamps blows out the whites, and I can't do much about the shadows. Hopefully you can still see ok. The bottom view. (I heard turtles also look like this underneath when you flip them over.) I keep spare blanks in a zipper pocket in the front of the binder with a few pens so everything gets stored together. These are from blank white 4X6 index cards... you can get six squares from every index card if you're careful. No, those are not Microns... they're Copic Multiliners, and I LOVE them. They're waterproof and archival and pigment-based just as the Microns are, but the barrel is more comfortable to hold. Plus they're kinda sparkly. So here's the cool part... these are coin collecting pages! They're thick and sturdy, and you can get 40 tangle patterns in one sheet, front and back. And, awesomest of all, the paper doesn't fall out. Ever. They're not crystal clear, but they're good enough. It's not archival quality plastic, but I really don't care about that. A word of advice: If you're planning on using these, take them out of the plastic and lay them out unstacked for a few days so they can air out. You know that overwhelming, noxious smell you get when you open a new shower curtain? Oh yeah... these'll make you dizzy. Here's a scan so you can see the page more clearly (still missing the names on some of them, but you get the idea). This is the side with the pocket openings... see how they slide in the top? Front and back view... room for 20 patterns per side. So far I have only had to go to a second sheet for a couple of letters. I opted to skip the shading on these to save time, but also because I didn't know if the pencil would eventually rub off on the insides of the pockets. I really didn't want to risk everything getting smeary after having put so many hours/days/weeks/months into this project. Then I would have to redo the whole thing. Just kidding. Sort of kidding. I don't want to think about it. I made page markers for the upper right-hand corner of each sheet by printing out the alphabet in a font I like (it's Jimbo, in case you care), traced them on a light table and tangled them. I'm in the process of adding all of the 'official' tangle patterns that aren't published/obvious/available to the general public. (Probably should have done that first.) Eventually those will have their own section in the binder. I was in the middle of the Cs when I started adding the name of the person who came up with the tangle pattern on the side of each square (the name of the pattern is across the bottom). I haven't gone back to add names to the first ones yet, but I'll get to that eventually. Then I'll start combing blog posts and Genevieve Crabe's weekly roundups for new patterns to add. I LOVE that I don't have to throw away a whole sheet of paper if I mess up one pattern. Especially since some of these took me several tries to get right. I have them grouped by the first letter of the pattern names, but they're not alphabetized within each group. That way, if somebody comes up with a pattern called 'aardvark', I don't have to pull out all the patterns on the A page to put them in order. That would definitely cut into my tanglin' time. If you've made it all the way down to the bottom of this blog post and you're still awake and alert, please take a moment to name the vicious fish (he's a pencil sharpener actually) that guards Ambrosia, my awesome drawing from Norma Burnell. If your suggestion is my favorite, you win one of these: A shiny new black .01 Copic Multiliner! You can check back after Sunday to see if you won. Have a tangly week! • ❃ • ❋ • ❁ • ✿ • ✽ • ❀ • come visit me here!
Op deze pagina vind je diverse tangle-patronen. Op de site http://www.lineweaving.com/forums (Pattern List) of http://www.tanglepatterns.com vind je links naar de sites van de ontwerpers van deze patronen en hoe ze te tekenen. Sommige lijken moeilijk, maar dat is het echt niet! Probeer het ook eens of volg een workshop bij mij! Naast heel veel patronen vind je ook diverse uitdagingen op Lineweaving.com en leden kunnen hun tekening posten. Ook is er de mogelijkheid met de eigenaar van de site Cindy Angiel te chatten. Het is een erg actieve website. Wordt ook lid! ****** On this page you'll find lots of tangle-patterns. The sites Lineweaving.com/forums (Pattern List) or Tanglepatterns.com show the links to the designers pages on how to draw them. It looks like some patterns are very difficult to draw, but they are not. Try it out or come visit one of my workshops 'drawing tangles'! Besides lots of patterns there are several challenges you can join on Lineweaving.com. Members can post their drawing and share them with others. You can also have a chat with the owner of the site, Cindy Angiel. Come join! !!!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH DRAWING OR SHADING A PATTERN, NO MATTER WHICH ONE, MAIL ME AT: [email protected] AND I WILL MAKE YOU A 'HOW-TO-VIDEO' AND POST IT ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL !!!!! I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT! TOF by Ellen Wolters My son got these slippers as a birthdaypresent yesterday, take a look at the sole of this slipper... A new pattern was born :-) I called the pattern TOF, 'cause the Dutch name for slipper is panTOFfel. In Dutch TOF also means cool, nice. SMIG DOTS and MIST by Ellen Wolters Very simple but a nice filler though :-) ROOBS by Ellen Wolters In een valentijnfolder zag ik een kussen staan, met daarop edelsteentjes geplakt. Ik zag er meteen een patroon in en heb het negetekend. Ik noem dit patroon Roobs ( van Ruby=robijn). Veel plezier ermee! In a Valentine flyer I saw a pillow with little stones on it.I immediately saw a pattern in it and draw it. I call this pattern Roobs (from Ruby). Have fun with it! ZAZZY by Sue Clark I've been playing with the new pattern by Sue Clark: Zazzy. You can find it here: Ik heb met het nieuwe patroon van Sue Clark gespeeld: Zazzy. Hier kun je het vinden: http://tangledinkart.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-tangle-zazzy.html Amsterdam by Ellen Wolters A famous Dutch folksong is called: Tulips from Amsterdam (another phrase in this song is: when spring arrives i'll send you tulips from Amsterdam, some red ones, some yellow ones...) I was playing with the Springy Thingies prompt of Lineweaving.com and suddenly there was this pattern, born on the first day of spring :-). I first named it tulips, and that's what they are, but I thought, since it is typically Dutch and Amsterdam, our capital is wellknown all over the world, and since tangling is becoming international, I decided to name it Amsterdam. Have fun with it. I hope to admire all your results on your blogs. Een bekend Nederlands volksliedje is: Tulpen uit Amsterdam. Ik was aan het spelen met de Springy Thingies prompt van Lineweaving.com en opeens was daar dit patroontje, geboren op de eerste lentedag! Eerst noemde ik het tulp, want dat zijn het ook, maar ik dacht: tulpen is typisch Hollands en Amsterdam is onze hoofdstad en wereldwijd bekend en omdat tanglen al behoorlijk internationaal is, besloot ik dit patroon Amsterdam te noemen. Veel plezier ermee! Ik hoop al jullie resultaten op de diverse site te bewonderen. Mayflower by Ellen Wolters BLOOMING CHIVE by Ellen Wolters Tapis by Ellen Wolters Kwilt by Ellen Wolters Hypknotix (named by Pixiey) by Ellen Wolters C'ds by Ellen Wolters SQUARCLES BY ME :-) Tanglepattern BANG! by Ellen Wolters Tanglepatterns SQUEEZLES and SMUBBLES by Ellen Wolters Brabs by Ellen Wolters
Original design steps for classic Celtic knot
Sorry for the repost. I discovered that I had a step in this pattern that was incorrect. This is the corrected pattern.
Explore Cre8iveDoodles ~ Has been ill...Back Soon!'s 707 photos on Flickr!
I came up with this pattern some time ago, but several people have asked about it lately, so I decided to redraw it in Geneviève Crabe's Tangle Organizer and repost it. For more information, please check out my Review of Geneviève Crabe Tangle Organizer and Tangle Journal.
Initial from a Choirbook; Italian; 15th century. A duplicate number MS.1674 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.
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.
In my Zentangle Inspired Art, I love exploring the hidden elements found inside a monoprint (1 of a kind print). Here I enhanced the print with Black Micron Pigma Pen tangles, and added additional color for drama using Alcohol Ink Blender and Markers. To view more works, visit: www.softexpressions.com/1/Class.php
Who says doodling can't be fine art? Tokyo-based artist Sagaki Keita combines the world of fine art with lowbrow illustrations in his highly creative body
