“In typography, a dingbat is an ornament, character, or spacer used in typesetting, often employed for the creation of box frames.” - Wikipedia
We’ve all seen them decorating title pages, the ends of paragraphs or other areas of printed books.
Zentangle, and CZT Brian Crimmins in particular, has created a tangled version of this classic concept. It is called Dingbatz, in honor of it’s typographical cousin. Here, we use the stylistic shapes and concepts of the original, but employ tangles as graphical elements.
Although I’ve created several in my sketchbooks, this is my first Dingbatz tile. One of the things I love about these is that we generally use only a few tangles, often drawn fairly large, to complete the element. As a result, they don’t take a lot of time to complete.
But be careful! They can be very addicting!
If you would like to know more about this aspect of Zentangle, you can get more information in Brian’s book, Zentangle Dingbatz , which is available from many book stores, hobby stores or Amazon.
You can find out more about CZT Brian Crimmins by visiting his website.
Zentangle drawn on an unknown brand, tan paper using sepia and brown, Sakura Pigma Micron pens, and cool grey, Copic Multiliner. Shading done with graphite and colored pencil. Highlights added with white, Sakura Gelly Roll and white, charcoal pencil.