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Musings & Wonderings ... Paper Arts & ATCs
Are you tired of the same old landscape art? Do you want to add some pizzazz to your drawings? Look no further than zentangle landscapes! Zentangles are a form of abstract art that use intricate patterns and designs to create unique and eye-catching pieces. In this blog post, we'll showcase 8 zentangle landscape ideas that are sure to inspire your creativity.
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.
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.
Cubine is one of many 'official' Zentangle patterns. Maria Thomas' drawing steps for Cubine are here, as well as a photo of the inlaid wood that inspired it. SHADING With most tangles you can be rather easy-going with the shading, but there are a few where you want to stay in the lines. Cubine is one of those. Take care shading. And then some #1 - SCALE I generally make the small black square about one quarter of the original large square. One of the simplest ways to vary the look of Cubine is to change the size of the small square, the black 'hole'. You can see the difference below: medium holes, small holes, and large holes. If you use large black squares you can create 'windows on the stars' by leaving some tiny white circles. Try very gradually changing the amount of space given to the black squares and you have a gradation. It almost looks as if you're moving past it. See the tile at the top of this post for another example. And then some #2 - ANGLES Try drawing your grid so that one set of lines is closer together at one end than at the other, and the pattern seems to be nearer and farther. And then some #3 - ADD A FRONT Something I really like to do with Cubine is to add an extra corner. It gives the whole pattern a 'front'. Simply add a corner before continuing with Cubine as usual. Below it is a tile where I've used this idea a couple of times. Cubine monotangle, some with added 'fronts'. You can achieve an uninterrupted front by starting with a series of squares, instead of a square grid with added extra corners. And then some #4 - CURVY LINES As with almost any square grid pattern, you can use curvy lines rather than straight ones. You can do straight diagonal lines in each square, but I prefer to curve the diagonal line a little according to the shape of the square. In this case, know that the diagonal lines will not be straight lines through all the squares. On occasion they may be almost frighteningly angled! Here's a curvy square grid, the same grid with diagonal lines, and finished with Cubine. And then some #5 - ALIGNMENT One thing I've discovered with Cubine to make it look "right", especially if using curvy lines, is to make the sides of the black square line up with the sides of the larger, original square. The small black square should have almost the same shape as the larger square. Here's the image above with (messy) red lines to show how the edges of the black squares follow the curves of the original curvy grid lines. On the other hand (no mistakes, right?) you could do a right angle (90 degree) corner on the black square and achieve a slightly wonky looking Cubine - also cool. Cubine with added 'fronts', with curvy lines, and windows on the stars, plus a free-floating Cubine: a hole through the white space - what fun! And then some #6 - IN A CIRCLE Cubine can be done in a circle. I've added a 'front' to these, but you wouldn't need to. The template for this design is CZT Erin Olson's Zendala Dare #31, which you can find here. And then some #7 - TRIANGLES Cubine can also be done in triangles, although it's hardly CUBE-ine at that point, is it? Here it is in a sort of Tripoli-style arrangement. Tripoli begins with a series of (more-or-less) equilateral triangles. This is a similar process to the 'uninterupted front' using squares, shown above in #3. The trick is to keep the 'holes' on the same side of each triangle; takes a little bit of thinking. To achieve the look above, notice that there are only two 'fills' for the triangles. Simply alternate a triangle with one white band, and a triangle with two white bands, keeping the small black triangle on the same side of the larger triangle. Then I shade one whole white side of the triangles with two white bands, and only half the white side in the triangles with one white band. With any luck, this picture is clearer than 1000 words. :) Finally, a give-away! I'm giving away the four square tiles shown in this post. I'm also going to abandon my salad bowl and bits of paper in favor of digital technology, and use Rafflecopter for this process (*gasp*). Ta-da! I'm growing up! :) There will be four winners, each of whom will win one of the four tiles featuring Cubine. The contest runs from midnight January 1 until midnight January 8. For those like me who are occasionally confused by such things, this means that anytime on January 8 is too late. The contest runs from January 1-7 inclusive. There are two ways to enter: 1) Leave a comment on this blog post. 2) Tell me 1-3 other tangles that you'd like to see a similar post about. You can see my "and then some" tutorials on other tangles here: Paradox, Knightsbridge, Cadent, and Munchin, so don't include those. ;) I think this means that if you do both options you get two entries. No guarantees. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway
This is a bit similar to another pattern but with a different kind of knot.
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Searching for Zentangle patterns? This is a detailed guide of some awesome patterns tangle starter sheets to download and use!
Musings & Wonderings ... Paper Arts & ATCs
Searching for Zentangle patterns? This is a detailed guide of some awesome patterns tangle starter sheets to download and use!
Welcome to our first ever collaboration week with Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko! We've shared all of our toys on both sides, so be prepared...
Deze kunst is gemaakt op een ongeglazuurde keramische tegel met behulp van inkt en pastelkleuren. Het is verzegeld met Mod Podge. Deze tegel kan aan de muur worden gehangen, let op: bevestigingen zijn niet inbegrepen. Dit is een origineel stuk van mijn eigen ontwerp. Het meet ongeveer 4,4 "x 4,5" Fijn dat je even rondkeek.
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If you can hold a pen and draw a line, you can tangle.In this guide, I'll give you 10 step-by-step tangle patterns for beginners. You will be able to create beautiful and intricate artwork after following these super simple steps.
Searching for Zentangle patterns? This is a detailed guide of some awesome patterns tangle starter sheets to download and use!
