For the first project in the new Zentangle Project pack for grey tiles, we are creating a small, rearrangeable puzzle of four Bijou tiles, all with the same tangles.
These can be assembled into your own mosaic and arranged in different designs depending on how you place each little tile.
This is my first tile. I got carried away with the Diva Dance, on the second side, so I will be redoing this.
Diva Dance is such a fun tangle. Although the concept is very simple, it can morph to fit almost any shape. Or, it can take on a life of it’s own, depending on the variation.
Here, it has been wrapped around itself in a spiraled style that gives the appearance of full-blown blossoms.
ATC #9.
Zentangle drawn on sahara, Fabriano Tiziano using a black and tan, Micron pens and white Gelly Roll. Shading done with graphite pencil.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a meditative Zentangle. I took the time for this one because I was having one of “those days”. The Zentangle method is a great technique for setting aside all of the outside world noise and just relaxing and drawing for a bit.
Give it a try!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
She loved this place and it’s tropical feeling weather. It was nice to be in a place where she could sit on a lanai, or wander in an out without realizing it. It reminded her of the home planet… where her ancestors came from.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Tangles: Diva Dance Florez Hollibaugh Lightning Bolt Meer Mooka Easy Trentwith
I just had to do a tile with a tango, or hybrid of Diva-Dance and Undu! They were such perfect partners… As if they were made for each other!
Zentangle drawn on a tan, Official Zentangle 3Z tile using a dark blue, Pigma Micron PN pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
Tangles: Diva Dance Undu
Armed.
As she looked into the tank, she could see that these creatures had some kind of appendages that sort of sproinged out of their bodies. They ranged in all sizes from teeny tiny to so large she couldn’t even see the body in the murk. It looked as if the smaller ones became entwined in the larger as they grew. But wouldn’t these prisoners become a burden over time?
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!
This tile is from Project Pack 2, The Twelve Days of Zentangle. On day four we are doing a twist on Diva Dance. Here, you see it drawn both as a ribbon and as a spirals (Diva Dance rock-n-roll.) However, a new technique has been added. It looks as if the tangle has developed arms. Rick refers to these as “sproings!” You can learn all about them by watching the video, here .
Inside and out.
Standing on the other side of the wall, she could see into the room. The pattern of vines on the wall fascinated her. She wondered who lived there what their lives were like. But she could get no closer. The roof of the patio stopped her, along with the cactus growing in the alley.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.
It‘s a star.
The string in this tangle started out as a star and then warped into what you see here after the random tangles were chosen.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Baton Carrés Circfleur Diva Dance Floo Munchin Nzeppel OOF Pearlz Prestwood Stiritup
Pop!
Whenever I see Widgets, the tangle in the center here, I‘m reminded of bubbles popping!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Bristol Vellum using a black Micron pen.
Tangles: Diva Dance Echoism Quare Screen Swag W-2 Widgets Worms
What do you see?
I love this tile. I‘ve had a blast asking people what they see when they look at it. I‘ve gotten a lot of different answers. What makes this tile work so well is all the contrasting areas that are well balanced across the tile. The patterns are all fairly bold, and have areas of dark and light.
Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen on Strathmore Vellum Bristol .
Tangles: A-Dalfa Carrés Diva Dance Florz Footprints Sabi Twiggy
Rhodochrosite.
I have always been fascinated with beautiful stones. But it never occurred to me to draw them until recently. Now, I‘ve become obsessed with them, so I plan on challenging myself to draw and color more of them in the future!
Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen , Faber-Castel Polychromos Artist‘s pencils and Derwent Paint pen on Strathmore Vellum Bristol .
Tangles: Ambler Bucky Chillon Diva Dance Dribbetz Knase Knightsbridge Pinch BTW, if you are enjoying seeing these daily drawings, please consider liking my Facebook page ! Then you will see them in your feed every day!