Finally got round to using one of my Christmas presents - a Zendala instruction and work book. I photocopied one of the pages of pre-strung designs onto sketch paper and cut them out, before starting this one. Kept it simple with Paradox and Betweed in the main circle, and Onamato as the border. Shading is a bit heavy four my liking (more noticeable in real life), but on the whole in happy with this first attempt. Looking forward to trying more, and adding some subtle colour.
I've seen lots of examples of BIG Mooka on the Zentangle Mosaic app, and wanted to have a go myself. I'm fairly pleased with the result, particularly the Mooka and Sand Swirl, but I wish I hadn't added the small white Mooka top-right - it really doesn't need it. Still, there are 'no mistakes' in Zentangle, so I'll take this as a lesson learned!
Used: black, sepia, brown and red microns, white gelly roll, white charcoal and graphite, on a tan tile.
This was demonstrated in the Zentangle video on the larger black Apprentice tiles, with Paradox as the reticula, or framework, and Striping filling the triangular sections of Paradox. I stuck with the regular black tiles, and used Paradox but filled it with Tripoli (with a bit more Paradox in the centre). Finished off with a touch of white charcoal shading.
This week's 'One' focus is on the tangle Hypnotic. I've seen so many fantastic examples and tangelations on the Facebook page I really wanted to try a tangelation of my own. I didn't think I'd seen any versions with Tripoli, so gave it a go. Paradox fitted nicely in the corners, and I squeezed another Hypnotic in the middle of these. Finished it off with a tangelation of Printemps with Hypnotic too. Here it is in progress - basic pattern finished, then with some extra shading in pen, then with the graphite shading.
