Zentangle drawing

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

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Combine simple shapes to create unique Zentangle art A Zentangle drawing is an abstract drawing created using repetitive patterns according to the trademarked Zentangle Method. True Zentangle drawings are always created on square tiles,...

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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In mijn vorige blog, Zentangle [1], heb ik uitgelegd wat Zentangle is, waar het vandaan komt en wat je aan materialen nodig hebt om zelf aan de slag te gaan.Voor iedereen die het graag eens wil uitproberen geef ik hier wat informatie om je op weg te helpen. Voordat ik dat doe wil ik nog even op...

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Ik kan er maar geen genoeg van krijgen de laatste tijd! Steeds grijp ik toch weer die zwarte stift en dat witte blaadje om weer een zentangle op papier te zetten. Het is ook zo leuk!!! Ook deze tekening heb ik niet helemaal zelf verzonnen. Ik zag de dametjes in het zentangle-boekje en ik vond ze zo leuk... Uiteraard heb ik wel andere patronen gebruikt! Wat vinden jullie ervan? (Ik moet eerlijk bekennen dat ik hem zelf zo leuk vind dat ik er zelfs een case voor m'n iPhone mee laat maken...)

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Use these patterns as borders in your artwork. You can also trace cookie cutters or stencils, then use these as ribbon tangles.

The Diva challenge this week asked us to do something without using a tangle pattern that we already knew. We were asked to create something of our own. I found this to be a real challenge. I didn't know what to do. So I played around with different things. I scribbled on scraps of paper. Finally I decided to do something with my own tangleation of two tangle patterns. I've named this Hurry Holli as it was inspired by Hurry and Hollibaugh. click on picture to enlarge Start with an orb - or a circle drawn with a pencil. You can use a template if you like. -Draw four lines that curve across the middle - mimicking the shape of the circle. -As in Hollibaugh, draw additional curved lines that go behind the first lines. Don't worry about copying my example. -Continue drawing sets of curved lines until most of the area is covered. You can drop down to sets of three lines when you want. -Add short lines in sets of three or four to fill in any empty areas. -Shade the orb as shown (or whatever way you prefer!) In the step-out above, the left side has only the initial pencil shading while the right side has been blended.

Here is a list of all official Zentangle® patterns with links to their respective step-by-step and Youtube tutorials. There are also keyword descriptions of each pattern to make it easier to quickly search the list. Tip: Use the Search bar at the top right corner of the list to quickly find specific patterns. For example,...Read More »

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Running a little behind...I have so much to do and keep adding more to my plate. My goal for today is to catch up with my calendar journal by finishing the January journal entries so that I can move on to February. I'm almost there!!! At least I have the February page completed and ready for the journaling to be added. This is how I made the February page: I used Dylusions sprays for the background and date squares and Tombow markers for the basket of hearts and the background behind the heart basket. I was pleasantly surprised how the yellow Tombow marker matched the yellow color of the Dylusions and how well they blended together. The basket of flowers is a on a fold-out page. When closed, you can see the quote that was part of the January page. I planned the February page first so that the shape or cut-out would follow the shape of the hearts....then I made the quote page fit the shape. The basket is made by using a Zentangle pattern. It looks hard but is easy peasy. A little time consuming but easy just the same! Here is how you do it: Next up...MARCH! Hmmmm....I'm thinking March flowers! March is the month to plant flowers and vegetables in Florida. Maybe I will fill the page with lots of flower doodles. Until next time! Hugs!!!! Ginny

Take your drawing to the next level with this watercolor drip Zentangle! Combining watercolor and drawing creates a relaxing art experience.

Sourced from all over. I made this for my senior students, grades 4-6, who had mastered or were just tired of my other samplers.

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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.