I am still having fun with variations of ‘Nzeppel, crazy or not! Since I was given the tangle Drawings in my random selection, I decided to make it the large focal point of my tile today. Then I used Crazy ‘Nzeppel as my background fill. I used a lighter color, gray Micron pen to draw it, so it would recede more into the background. I also wanted an opportuntity to use a specific style of shading for it. I think this style emphasizes the “bubble” more and the background less.
Another tile using ‘Nzeppel as a reticula. This time, Bunzo was tangled inside of each “bubble”. Shadinging was done around the edge of each bubble, on the Xs inbetween bubbles, and where the Bunzo shapes overlapped another. This was a bit tedious, but if you go slowly and don’t put too much pressure on the pen, it works! Zentangle drawn on a black, standard Zentangle tile using a white Sakura Gelly Roll pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
I recently saw an article about Neurographic art. After a little research, I decided to create a string on today’s tile that takes inspiration from this psychological art form. Note: This is an example of artwork inspired by Neurogenic art. It is not meant to be an accurate representation. I enjoyed rounding all the corners on the complicated string. It was also a lot of fun filling in all the sections.
Project Pack 07 - Day 4 This video for this day’s project is located here . Today’s project was to use black Bijou tiles with the blue pastel pencil to show how a blue-grey color can be used to advantage on a black tile. All the tangling was done with a gold, Gelly Roll pen. The flow from this pen is lush, and you have to get used to what speed to use to achieve the line quality you want. If you hesitate or pause, the ink keeps right on flowing!
Random tangles. Random string. This tile has many tangles that I enjoy drawing. Repetitive line work is very relaxing. Squirmy is a favorite because it can fill any space. And Crazy “Nzepple is just fun. Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil. #drawing #tile #zentangle Tangles: Crazy 'Nzeppel Drupe Lightning Bolt Papyrus Pendrils Squirmy
There was recently a challenge in the Zentangle Mosaic app to draw Huggins very large on a journal page. Then use the shapes as the string and fill in the sections with tangles. I don’t tangle in a journal, per se, so instead, I just did it very large on a tile and filled in the sections with Crazy ‘Nzepple and Dansk. Looking back, I found that I often use the first, but this is the first time I’ve used the latter with Huggins.
I mentioned previously that I had a very old Zentangle kit. I also have a newer one that has the lighter green color on the outside. I pulled it out because I wanted to see what was in it and I found a standard Zentangle tile that already had a string drawn on it! Actually there are a few with strings already drawn on them. I chose this one to work on. The string was fairly complex, so I thought it might be fun. The string had several small loops around the outside edge, so I started drawing orbs and basically filled them in with Tipple.
Textiles. She looked at varied shapes and textures hanging all around her in the stall. Of all the places on merchants row, this was the one that brought her the most inspiration. It was a never-ending kaleidoscope of color and patterns that constantly changed with the light. Looking for new inspiration for strings for your tiles? Grab a magazine and open it to a random page. Look at the picture on it. How can it inspire a new string for you? For this tile, it was an architectural image of part of the front of a building showing how the stones were arranged along one side. Try it and see what you discover!
Revelation. She stared up at the ceiling, trying to clear her mind. It was time to decide on a direction. Her ship was ready, but she was hesitating. This is an interesting tile, from my perspective. Those of you who have been following my art for a while, know that sometimes I create random tiles and write a few lines of a story to go with them. They are always from the perspective of a female person, one that is travling around the universes in some kind of a ship, exploring various planets. Up until now, the actual person has never been seen.
Beauty. Even the smallest detail was graced with beauty. She was amazed at the lovely, ripe berries tucked, so carefully, within the perfect folds of the napkin at breakfast. Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil. Tangles: Bursti Crazy 'Nzeppel Phicops Poke-Root W-2
For my final Crazy Huggins sampler, I cut a large, apprentice-sized tile from a new paper I got recently. I filled the tile with Crazy Huggins shapes, then filled each element with another tangle. Somewhere along the line, the design developed a mind of its own, and decided not to be symmetrical anymore. But, honestly, I think that just made it “interesting!” This tile took quite a while to complete. I knew it might take a bit longer, but it turned out to be a lot longer! And, when I finished filling in all the shapes, I wasn’t sure I liked it. But, in true, Zentangle fashion, I continued on and shaded the design. However, it wasn’t until I added the highlights that I decided everything was fine.
The concept for this tile is from the Zentangle Project Pack 1 series. This time we’re drawing on an Apprentice tile. Since I don’t have any, I cut an appropriately sized tile from black paper. In this video , Molly takes us through the steps of creating a large version of Crazy Huggins and then filling each element with another tangle. The fills alternate between Crazy ‘Nzeppel and Shattuck, depending on the direction of the Huggins element.