This week we have another Use My Tangle (UMT) challenge from the Diva. The selected tangle is Afterglo by Carole Ohl CZT. Step outs are available on Carole’s blog here.
As Laura points out, Afterglo looks like snowflakes and other seasonal images and is an apt choice for a December challenge! I had fun with it, although I did feel a little stuck with what to do with the remaining space after completing the trio of Afterglo tangles. Eventually I decided to add the smaller ones plus a smattering of AHH. Lastly I added Tipple to give the tile a more unified and finished look.
After a couple of months of little to no posting, I’m back hoping to renew a routine of sharing my tiles and other projects. During my absence I was busy working on rebranding the blog (there’s some more to do). In addition I was laying the groundwork to start a home business.
This week’s Diva challenge is to explore the latest official tangle, Dewd. This brand new tangle was introduced in a recent Zentangle.com newsletter, which also featured a video of Maria demonstrating how to draw this new pattern.
For my tile I chose to combine Dewd with Paradox, and I also added a touch of Tipple. Dewd reminds me a lot of Fescu and adds a cool variation on the aura. I had a little trouble with the spacing between the fescu-like elements, but overall I enjoyed working with the new pattern.
Square One on Facebook recently also had Dewd as a focus tangle. I posted a different tile to that group which I think has a real botanical look to it:
As long as you are here, I’d like to bring your attention to a previous post I made concerning a possible new tangleation. Would you mind taking a look and letting me know what you think?
This week we have another Use My Tangle (UMT) challenge from Laura Harms. The chosen tangle is Dansk by Margaret Bremner CZT. Dansk is fun to draw and makes a great filler pattern. It reminds me a lot of Verve and Sand Swirl. Thank you for another great challenge! And thanks to Margaret for such a pretty and versatile pattern!
For my piece I decided to make a Zendala which would consist of an inner and outer band. For the center I chose Vivid by Ina Sonnenmoser because I thought it would be a good companion tangle for Dansk. And obviously I used Dansk for the outer band.
After inking the Zendala I thought it would be pretty to include some color. I used Tombow dual brush markers to color in the drop/petal shapes in both the Dansk and Vivid sections. Lastly I added in the shading. I’m happy with the resulting tile!
I’d like to also share with you that I found a handy gadget for drawing circles. It’s an Angle & Circle Maker by Helix which I found on Amazon.com (although I would assume it can be found at other office supply stores). This circle maker fits a standard size Zendala tile perfectly! I used it to make the above tile and it worked really well.
The call for this week’s Diva challenge is to take inspiration from Beads of Courage in creating a tile (visit the link to learn more about it). This program gives children with chronic or serious illnesses a way to chronicle their “medical journey”. They are given different types of beads which symbolize various aspects of their specific course of care. Beads of Courage is clearly something that is near and dear to Laura’s heart. What a wonderful way to honor this “arts in medicine” program for children by representing it through Zentangle art!
My first thought was to draw Beadlines to represent the beads, but after thinking about it some more I wanted to use Echoism — so I ended up combining the two tangles. For the finishing touches I added a frame of Eke and shading.
The challenge from the Diva this week is to create a diptych tile. What is a diptych you ask? To quote Laura Harms on her blog: “A diptych is two panels joined with a hinge – and the panels are mirrored – and i use the term ‘mirrored’ loosely.”
Previously I had encountered the term “diptych” in connection with photographs. Frequently they are presented as side-by-side photos which are related in some way (for example, “Before and After” pictures). The idea of tangling a diptych was something new and interesting!
For my tile I used Sand Swirl as the hinge to unify the two sides. In the middle I drew rows of Viaduct and mirrored them on the other side. Lastly I filled in the remaining areas with Printemps in “mirrored” fashion and added shading.
Thanks to the Diva for another great Zentangle challenge!
The Diva’s challenge for this week is to create a photo tangle. The idea is to use a photo as the string and then tangle around the image.
Initially I thought I’d look for a photo of a model with curly or long hair. It seemed like it would be interesting to draw tangles to extend the hair outward to fill up the tile. As I searched online I found this photo and thought it would be perfect for this project. The tangles included are AHH, Queens Crown, and Telis.
I really enjoyed this challenge. It was a fun change of pace.
I’m late in posting my tile due to a very hectic schedule last week. The challenge for last week was a study of Molygon, an official tangle. The step out is available here.
Molygon is a fun and versatile pattern and you really can do a lot with it. I decided to keep mine simple and loose, and I added shading consistently to the “insides” to help make the moon shapes stand out more. Thanks for this opportunity to explore Molygon further! Continue reading →
This week’s Diva Challenge #314 is another Use My Tangle (UMT) challenge. For this one we are asked to create a tile using Scallamp by Sarah Uram, CZT. A step out is available here on Sarah’s blog Zen and Zin.
Scallamp reminds me of shallots for some reason. Anyway, I had a little trouble with this new tangle. The main problem was in keeping the wavy parts reasonably symmetrical. I also think the ends are too wide on the central tangle. The lines should be closer together, and I didn’t do the c-curves correctly. But overall I think my first attempt at Scallamp looks pretty good. I will have to practice, practice, practice! Thanks to the Diva for another good challenge. Continue reading →
After another break in posting, I am back with another tangle. This week’s Diva challenge is to create a duotangle with ‘Nzeppel and Flux. Both of these are official Zentangle patterns. Step outs for ‘Nzeppel are available here. The step outs for Flux (both Rick and Maria versions) can be found here.
My idea was to have a large orb filled with ‘Nzeppel, and then to ring it all around with Flux. I kinda like the resulting sunflower-like thing it has going on. Thanks to the Diva for another fun challenge!
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The Diva’s challenge for this week is to create a tile featuring the official Zentangle pattern Tripoli. Tripoli is a very versatile pattern and makes a good filler. It can also stand on it’s own. The step outs can be found here.
Apparently my default tends to be to go for simplicity, so that’s what I did. So without further ado here is my Tripoli monotangle.
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