This is another exercise from Project Pack 1. This time, we’re drawing a variation of Bales on a black tile. You can watch Martha create this version here .
The differences between mine and the video are that I used the narrowest Gelly Roll to draw the grid lines, and then the 08 to draw the diamonds. I also chose to use the white pastel a bit differently. I drew small lines radiating between the lines at the intersections. Then I use my tortillon to lightly draw across the lines. This gave more of a “starlight” or “twinkling” effect which I liked much better.
From the Zentangle Primer: Lesson 3, page 55, Exercise #8. For this string exercise we were to go “beyond the string,” and push past boundaries.
I think Amanda did a fantastic job, compared to her original string, which you can see below! I love the way her Pokeleaf meandered around part of the string and then went up and joined into the Verdigogh at the upper right!
Amanda’s talent and distinctive style is slowly emerging with each exercise that she does!
Dementia is a terrible thing. It steals a person’s mind a little bit at a time… for a long time.
This Zentangle was created by my Mother-in-Law for my birthday in 2010. I was tangling with her very often, teaching her various tangles and techniques. I thought it would be good for her. She had had a heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery. She was on a lot of medication. I thought that tangling would help her by lowering her blood pressure and taking her mind off of her problems.
Christmas market.
She loved this time of year. Even the cold weather didn’t bother her. There were so many things to choose from: exotic fabrics and trims, fancy jewelry and decorations, beautiful baskets and ceramics. Even the colorful awnings and tents brought her joy!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Tangles: Bales Criss & Cross Dyon Huggins Mooka Quipple Sez Shard Striping Tidings
From the Zentangle Primer: Lesson 3, page 55, Exercise #7.
In this lesson, we are learning about strings. For the first exercise, we are supposed to combine two (or more) sections of our string together to form a new section that is better suited for the tangle we want to use.
Here is what Amanda’s original string looked like, so you can compare it with her finished Zentangle above.
From the Zentangle Primer: Lesson 2, page 45, Exercise 4.
For this exercise, we were to use all the same tangles: Shattuck, Jetties and Bales, but use different shading.
I think Amanda (above) did a fantastic job with this tile! I love that she used several tanglations: Bales, Hollibaugh, Florz, and Jetties! My favorite is her version of Bales. It has so much depth to it now!
My artwork is above. I mixed Bales and Florz togther for my background, and pillow-shaded each floret in the design. I had a lot of fun with Jetties. I decided to treat them more like beads, and made each one different, although a few original Jetties snuck in on their own. I’ve drawn Shattuck many times, this is the first time I’ve added perfs to them.
From the Zentangle Primer: Lesson 2, page 36.
In this chapter, we are learning three new tangles: Bales, Jetties and Shattuck.
For the first tile in this chapter, there are step-by-step instructions that tell you where to put each tangle and how to draw and shade it.
I did make a few choices like drawing straight instead of curved lines for the Shattuck, and I chose to overlap my Jetties, rather than make them all touching. However, I did try to follow the shading instructions as exactly as I could.
New.
This Zentangle incorporates two new tangles that I haven’t done before: Pixioze and Kwazeela. The first one is on the far left, Pixioze, and was created by Margaret Bremner. You can find out all about it here . The second one, Kwazeela, is from Eni Oken. You can read about it here . In addition, Eni has created a Zentangle incorporating both of these that you can see here .
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Graphic.
I love this paper! Using a tan paper allows me to add both high and low lights to the various designs. In addition, this combination produces a very graphic effect.
I bought a large sheet of this paper for a few dollars and cut out my own “tiles. This makes using the paper very affordable.
Zentangle drawn on BFK Rives tan print making paper using brown, sepia and black Micron pens. Shading done with Polychromos and Crayola colored pencils.
Land of two suns.
Whenever I look at this tile, I see plants growing on an alien earth; a planet with two suns.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Bales Betweed Eke Evoke Pepper Warble XYP
Flutter.
To me, the two sections with the Queen‘s Crown in them remind me of butterfly wings. I think of them every time I see it.
Zentangle drawn on Official Zentangle tile using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Bales Chard Echoism Jonqal Pinwheels Queen‘s Crown Vega
Drive by.
I think the Wheelz are out for a spin in the countryside. They‘ve driven by apartments, farms, a mountain and a river!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Apollonian Waves Bales Emingle Flutter Footprints Jalousie Kitl Wheelz
Lesson 2.
This is the tile I drew from the instructions in the second chapter in the Zentangle Primer. I‘m not sure that I like Bales, but I tried a different way of shading it on this tile. I‘m also trying to draw my tangles larger, so it felt different to draw the grid this large.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Bales Jetties Shattuck
Squid inked.
The Squid tangle is the central motif in this tile, but some of the other tangles hold their own because of their light/dark balance.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Bales Cubine Fescu Indy-Rella Squid Static Stoic Vermal
Odd frequencies.
To me, this tile looked like a radio tower sending out programs across the countryside. It wasn‘t intentional, it just ended up like this.
Eke is shown with variations in this Zentangle.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Bales Dex Eke Hibred Lightning Bolt
No Mojo.
This is the first time I‘ve drawn Marbaix. I was thinking it would work as a central medallion, but I think it lacks the “oompf” of some of the other medallion-like tangles. I may experiment with mixing it with some other tangle to see how that works out.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen.
Tangles: Bales Dribbetz Jetties Marbaix Pinch Pop-Cloud
Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen on Strathmore Vellum Bristol .
Tangles: Bales Cadent Flora Onamato Striping