Zentangle drawing

This large Zentangle Inspired Art started with auraknot as a string, from there I went freestyle out and down the page. Have a super weekend everyone, hope you get a chance to enjoy some tangle time.  Size: 74cm x 59cm (29" x 23") A couple of close ups

A4 - collected from various sources

I participated in a one-day exhibition and sale recently. I wanted to have some small, inexpensive items available for sale in addition to t...

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...

Last week Art Clubbers and I had Part 1 of the class Crazy Zander Infographics, where we explored the imaginary evolution of Zander into Crazy Zander (a tangleation by Maria Thomas).

Welcome to our first ever collaboration week with Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko! We've shared all of our toys on both sides, so be prepared...

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Playing with Dangles. 6x9. August 2013.

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.

The Phrontistery dictionary says that a Wisket is a basket. Since this tangle is another take on a basketweave type pattern, that seemed like a good name. Besides. "Wisket". I love the sound of it, lol! Once you get the lines in, this pattern can get confusing. Never fear though. It does well with a great deal of randomness, so feel free to go willy-nilly or slapdash! I certainly have! Check out Atlantis Rising to see what I mean.

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 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

Not a 'real' zentangle (again....), but I hope it will bring some sunshine on this (at least over here) very rainy day! So difficult to get the colors right on a photo; you can't even see the light blue shading on top & bottom....

Starting to think about an alphabet

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.

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...)

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.