Zentangle-Pattern 'Batter' by Erin Koetz Olson CZT, presented by www.ElaToRium.de
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Erin Koetz Olson hosts the weekly Zendala Dare on her blog The Bright Owl and yesterday she posted a new tangle she created called Midoosa. I liked it so much that I turned off my computer *gasp* and started working in my sketchbook. What you see above is my first mostly successful shot at midoosa, but before this I did a good bit of practicing. Let's look at Erin's step-out for midoosa. Pretty straight-forward, beautiful, graceful, and (for me) unpredictable. Erin even showed some variations. As you can see on my sketchbook page, I started with some of the pointers Erin wanted us to remember. The most important points for me were: use an even number of points (not 'equal' as I wrote in my book), and complete one section before you move on to the next. As you can also see, I had trouble getting my barbell sections to be equal in size. No way in the world can I draw a six-pointed star and have it look like a six-pointed star, although I did get closer. Sort of. The flower idea just looks awful. As much as I tried, I could not get the points to be even in size. And, yes, I do know that true zentanglers don't use rulers, or erasers, but, hey! What are you going to do? It is less stressful for me to pull out my tools, than to sit here and draw lines over and over and over and over that don't look right. So, I used my small ruler and pencil and drew the four overlapping shapes you see above. Next, I went over the outline with a micron, then erased all the interior lines. I picked two sections, drew the connecting lines, and auraed the inside of each end of what looks like boat oars to me. Then I moved on to the second oar. And to the third, auraing as I went. (Is that a word?) Finish up all the sections, aura around the outside of the whole thing, then add any black fill that you want. I filled the small interior spots - similar to fingerprints - as well as the underlying color behind the paddles. Finish it off with some shading. I was happy with how this one turned out, so I moved on to the star. There had to be a way to make a star - not boat paddles - and I was determined to figure it out. I started off with a circle drawn in pencil. . . . . . which I split into six sections. Then I put some pencil dots in the centers of each section to act as a base point for my star . . . . . . points, which I drew with a micron. I erased most of the inside lines, but you don't really have to. Then just like in the first example, I started connecting the sections and auraed them. Add the next section, notice that it falls underneath the first section ala-hollibaugh. Then the last section. All that's left is to blacken in the fills. I elected not to aura the entire piece, but to fill in that background with tipple. Shade. I was happy with the way this star turned out - very happy, actually. So I decided to move on to a project. I know I have step by step photos somewhere, but it's late and I'm super tired. I layered three circles, which included the star, the snowflake, and a flower. That flower? I used my ruler idea, but turned the flatheads of the oars into rounds and called it a flower :). Notice in the snowflake that you do not have to connect points directly across from each other. I added some Derwent Inktense Pencils for color and splattered various colors for some extra texture. For this one, I used Strathmore's new artist tiles - the vellum one. Erin's tangle midoosa has a lot of options and I know I have only scratched the surface. I think I'll be using this one a lot in the next couple weeks, trying to perfect it. Thanks, Erin, for such a fun pattern!
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Midoosa is a fun little tangle that I came up while I working in my Tangle-a-Day calendar. I had drawn a star on the page with the intent of practicing Auraknot. I was not super familiar with Auraknot at the time and needed to look up the directions. The phone rang and rather than be on the computer and the phone at the same time I decided to just start filling in the star with shapes I refer to as "barbells" for the purposes of Midoosa only since they really don't look like barbells. I soon realized that this technique worked for many shapes and provided some unexpected results. I filled 8 squares in my calendar with Midoosa which is unheard of for me. I guess I realized I had a winner on my hands. Next step of course was a name. The original version was done in a star so the points ended up looking like snakes. Since there were so many of them Medusa, a popular figure in Greek mythology who had a head covered with snakes. I Zentangled the original name and Midoosa was born. Midoosa in the flower shapes around the edge. Midoosa is used with an octagon in the center. Many people have commented that the blackened sections resemble a dove. I'm still on the fence about that one. Midoosa is used in the center of the star towards the bottom of the tile. I did not blacken any areas of Midoosa for this variation Midoosa is an easy tangle once you get the hang of it. It looks particularly nice when you create a shape, fill it with Midoosa, then draw an aura around it to give it a little definition and then layer it with other similar shapes filled with Midoosa. The effect is sort of controlled chaos. You can get a printable PDF of the step out for Midoosa here. Here's a few tips for drawing Midoosa: 1) The shape you choose must have an even number of points. Midoosa's points are worked as pairs. 2) In step 2 you can see that you have created a "barbell". I call it this because it is fat to thin to fat like a barbell shape. Complete Step 3 of each barbell as you go. If you connect all your points at once and then try to figure out where to fill each part in it can be confusing. 3) Each barbell does not have to connect to the section directly across from it. In the examples at the bottom you can see that there is little rhyme or reason to what connects to what. In the example with the squared off shape you can even see where I connected 2 that were right next to each other. It's a bit tricky to do but way more fun! 4) Wait until the end to fill in the black sections. On more than one occasion I have filled some in as I go only to realize that there should be a piece of barbell where I have just colored black. I hope you enjoy this new tangle. Midoosa has so many possibilities. I can't wait to see what you do with it!
Imagem 28 de 28 da galeria de Casa Las Piedras / Charlene Koetz Arquitetura. Axonometrica
Imagem 28 de 28 da galeria de Casa Las Piedras / Charlene Koetz Arquitetura. Axonometrica
When I came back from my CZT training in Providence, RI I had a mess of papers to keep track of. I didn't want to punch all of them and keep them in a binder so I headed down to Office Depot to find something suitable to contain all of my new found goodies. As I was walking down the aisle I spotted this. The second I saw it I thought, "That looks just like a Zentangle!" It was a steal at $.99 so I grabbed one. In retrospect I wish I had grabbed about 10 because it has come in very handy. I used it for about a month, each time noticing something different about it. It has many flowers and even has some designs that are almost identical to Beadlines, Fescu and something that reminds me of Mooka not to mention it is black and white so it has a true Zentangle feel. So one day while working at my desk I spot this little gem in the bottom left corner of the bottle. I knew instantly it was my next new tangle. I practiced a little on a piece of scrap paper and then left it alone. I came back to it a few hours later and liked it even more. I decided to sketch out the steps but it still needed a name. Most of my tangles "speak" to me pretty early on and I don't have to search to far for a name but this one didn't speak to me at all. My phone was nearby so I snapped a quick pic and sent it off to a few friends asking "What should I call this?" My friend Greg wanted to call it something like "beautiful blossom". I love you Greg, but no. Instead of helping me out, my friend Margarito sent me a picture of a rooster he had bought and asked me to name it instead. My friend Andrea said it should be called "the start of your first tattoo!" Cute, but no, not yet at least. A few minutes later my friend Chris chimed in with Pistil. I called her and said "Do you mean pistil, as in the pistil of a flower?" At which point she said "Yes, like a flower! You know, like in the song from Grease." As soon as she said it I knew what I was in for. She sang the whole song to me, while our poor friend Jenn endured what I am sure was about 3 full minutes of confusion and embarrassment. But hey, she has a pretty good voice and I know Chris well enough to know that there was probably some dancing involved so all in all I'm sure it was a pretty good show. So it was decided, pistil it would be but in true Zentangle fashion I had to change it up a bit. Here is the finished product. I hope you enjoy.
