Zentangle: Meditation Through Pattern-Drawing
by Maria Popova If greater creativity and more mental balance are among your new year’s resolutions, look no further than Zentangle — a type of meditation achieved through pattern-making, created by artist duo Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts. Each pattern is built one line at a time, organically combining simple patterns into complex zentangles in unplanned, unexpected ways that grow, change and unfold on the page as you enter an immersive state of flow. Totally Tangled offers a fantastic introduction to the relaxing and beautiful practice through step-by-step instructions and over 100 original tangles.
Zendala Templates
Here are previews of my mandala/Zendala templates; new ones are added at the top.Click one of the images below to download the full-size PDF templates. If you would like some more detailed designs for colouring, check out my colouring book, Geneviève's Mandalas. Template #52 Template #51 Template #50 Template #49
Tracy Weinzapfel Studios: Doodle Inspirations......
I have decided to continue sharing some of my doodle practices just because it is what is inspiring the heck out of me right now! Saturday morning I worked in my studio and just played.....It is fun finding inspiration in everything around me! I carred my art journal around and a few pens including to the barbor shop where my boys got their hair cuts where I sat outside and drew. I excited me to love practicting these techniques and just trust the process. Trust myself. Coloring again.....
Zentangle
I have a new obsession - Zentangles. Basically, it is like doodling, but with intention. It looks much harder than it is. I made myself a little book, just for my zentangles. It is 6 inches square, made from Strathmore Bristol smooth paper, bound with my bind-it-all.
Tangle Brasil
Long time away from here!Some personal problems to be solved..I hope I can return to my tangling soon, as well as update the Mosaic with a lot of new tangles that were released these past weeks. I´ll let you with my last drawings that I made to frame and hand in my place. The large one ( the wave) will be a three part piece, so it is still a work in progress (WIP). Muito tempo longe do blog! Problemas pessoais sendo resolvidos...]Espero poder retornar a minha atividade no zentangle logo, assim como poder atualizar o mosaico com muitos novos padrões que foram lançados nas ultimas semanas.
Step-by-steps & patterns
Examples of this and alternative method here I draw string a lot so it's all over the blog. See also here and here.
Technique Tutorials, Inspiration and Prompts ★
Art journaling is a fantastic hobby for people who enjoy being artistic, and when you finish a journal it is so satisfying to look through the beautiful and varied pages you've created. I especially love journals that incorporate a wide range of media and texture experiments because these journals are literally bursting at the seams and are so fun to look through! You can use a huge number of different materials in your journal, and you can really let your creativity run free without judgement. The most popular materials are pens (markers, felt tips, micron pens etc) and paints (acrylic, watercolor, oil etc), although I've seen everything from salt to tea bags being used! More materials you can use include: magazine pages, recycled book pages, ephemera, crayons, pencils, photos, pastels, newspaper, inks, different kinds of paper (tissue, crepe, parchment etc), leaves, and thin fabrics like muslin and cheesecloth. And remember...every page does not need to be a masterpiece.
How to Think of What to Draw: 23 steps (with pictures)
Edit Article Edited by Dvortygirl, Laptop123, Nicole Willson, Random and 41 others Have you been inspired to draw, including getting inspiration from famous artists, or are just doing it for fun? Drawing can often be fun, but sometimes it can be hard to think of ideas for what to draw. Well, don't worry about that -- there are many, many different ideas - just read this article to find out what they are.
Art of the Tangle offers Zentangle (r) supplies, kits and classes. Find out about our latest doings and musings here on our blog.
Conquering Cubine Here is a different way to approach Cubine, an official Zentangle ® tangle. This might be an easier way to learn and teach this tangle, “one cell at a time”.
ICAD FAQ - creative prompts -
Index-Card-A-Day ChallengeThe 2014 Challenge Starts June 1. Welcome to the 2014 Index-Card-A-Day Challenge The challenge is about the DOING and not the KEEPING or PRESERVING or ARCHIVING. It is the process of creating each day that matters.
Tinker Tangles: Tangle Pattern: Verve
Back in Zendala Challenge #9, I came up with a new pattern that I am calling Verve. I must credit my Husband with coming up with the name. I was stuck and asked for his help. I asked him to tell me what word or name comes to mind when he saw that design and he said "Verve". I'm not really sure that it visually embodies the definition of the word, but it works for me. :) The pattern is really quite simple and will easily fit into a circle shape that pops up in your string.
Calendar - one and three week retreats in southern France - La Muse
Our retreats calendar, below, offers you the choice of one and three-week retreats. July Retreat – 2013 One-Week Retreats In 2012 we introduced one-week retreats to our calendar due to high demand for shorter stays, especially for those of you out there who want to organize workshops at La Muse. The week-long retreats, as opposed to our usual three-week retreats are highlighted in red below. Three-Week Retreats
The Doodle Daily
Day 1749 – Spring Blossoms The Blossoms Emerge Spring has arrived
christytomlinson: Workshops
Welcome! My on-line workshops are designed to help explore the inner artist in YOU. My workshops are each taught on their own private websites with full videos, PDF's, communities and more! The classrooms are easy to navigate and are available 24 hours a day! You can access them anytime of night or day, for an entire YEAR!! So put on some comfy pj's grab a hot coca and come join me!
