Tangles to Try - Oklahoma Zentangle Fans

Monday, July 26, 2010: Tangle "Brix" Although Brix is a very simple tangle, it is a great filler, especially for a larger space. It can be drawn with any size so that gives it a lot of variety. You can also "warp" it easily simply by making the beginning lines not parallel. Try varying how much you round the corners or how wide the lines are... you can also add some texture to the Brix with just a light line or squiggle. When we begin a Zentangle, the "rule" is to not have a plan ("expectation") of what it is going to look like but many times when I am done I look at the completed ZT and find that it looks like something to me. Thursday, July 22, 2010: Tangle "Sheeko" Sheeko is one of the first (if not the first) tangles I developed; it is based on the Japanese Sashiko stitching. Sunday--Fourth of July! "Phylm" was originally created for the large Zentangle I did for our grandkids, Kenneth and Shauna. This can be used as a fill for a string or can be used as a border. e on it. Related: ✂️ ZENTANGLE

Creative Doodling with Judy West Freestyle Celtic Knot Challenge I previously posted an item giving you a link to how to draw Freestyle Celtic Knots on Youtube. I have since draw some basic distructions and am presenting a challenge to you to have a go at your own celtic knot design. Below is my distructions: I have already had a go and this is my example from the distructions above. I would really love to see what you have designed. I will be posting a Challenge once a week from now on and I would appreciate to hear from you guys which day suits you best.

The Bright Owl How to draw GRA-VEE This is a week of federal holidays both here in the USA, and in Canada. Canada Day is on Wednesday, July 1st, and with July 4th on Saturday this year, our Independence Day long weekend starts on Friday. It should be a quiet week with many people taking vacations around these two adjacent North American holidays at the beginning of the summer. Safe travels everyone! Today’s tangle pattern is from Arizona tangler Laurel Sponseller and Gra-Vee is her first on the site. Gra-Vee is so named “Because it rhymes with wavy.” Laurel writes, “I‘ve been retired in Southern AZ for 20 years. In the way that it’s constructed Gra-Vee reminds me a little of Livia Chua’s Frillee. Gra-Vee is a perfect Monday tangle because it’s so easy and it can be very captivating to draw. Laurel explains, “Start with a curve. She illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Gra-Vee here and features it in a Zentangle® tile with the Zentangle-original tangle Ennies. Very cool!! You might also like:

For my fellow tangle junkies: some thoughts on collecting and organizing tangle patterns I'm a perfectionist. I didn't always know this about myself, or maybe I wasn't always one and I'm just settling into my own shoes a little as I get older. But "ehh.... good enough" is probably not something you'll hear me say. For example, I've attempted a few methods for collecting and organizing tangle patterns... index cards, flip cards, graph paper pads, Moleskine notebooks, different-sized journals, a small binder with page protectors, et cetera. First I had to let go of the idea that any journal I created would/could ever resemble Maria's... that just wasn't realistic for me. I had a handful of requirements in mind for an acceptable method of organizing a bazillion tangle patterns: Each pattern needed to be 1) big enough to be as detailed as necessary, but 2) not so big that each one would take up a lot of room. Here's how my lofty standards and I arrived at a solution I could run with. The pink (1.5") binder on the bottom is my personal tangle pattern collection. The bottom view.

Shelly Beauch A Zentangle Spiral Guide If you have been following my blog for a while you will know that spiral strings are my favourite. With a request from Karen Lynn I have put together a guide of tips and ideas. I have found that by dividing the spiral into sections any tangle will fit. Remember to always draw your string with a pencil and keep turning your tile. Tangle Harmony Circular Grid Patterns with Geneviève’s Mandala Stencils All of us who do any kind of pattern drawing are familiar with grid patterns, patterns that drawn on a square grid like these, tow of my favourites: The mandala stencils are essentially a circular grid tool. And if you draw the same pattern by following the grid, you end up with the pattern in a circular form. Here is a video that shows the process. If you can't see the video, click here to see it on YouTube. Click here for more information about the stencils. Instructions on drawing patterns: Cadent, Huggins. New Edition of the Pattern and Tangle Links eBook The third edition of the Pattern and Tangle Links eBook is now available. It contains around 3500 links to pattern step-outs and videos compiled from the first five years of the Weekly Roundup. Click here for details. 2015 Creativity Challenge wrapup Now that the year has wrapped up, here is a slide show of the artwork I created in 2015. 2015 Creativity Challenge – week 52 Tangle It!

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