Renaissance Mooka

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. 

A renaissance tile for the New Year

Had to try out a couple of my Christmas presents - new red and brown micron pens. Also used black and sepia, white gelly roll, plus white charcoal and graphite for shading. I can definitely understand why Zentangle was originally just black on white - it's amazing how much more complicated things get when you add more colours/media. I really wasn't sure about this one at first, but I think it turned out alright in the end. Definitely need more practice though!

12 Days of Zentangle: Day 9

Day 9 reflected on the introduction of the Bijou tiles in tan and black. Rick and Maria demonstrated cutting a mixed pair of the tiny tiles along the diagonal, then sticking then together in a yin/yang style. The main tangle in this example is Mollygon, but any tangle can be used in a reflected style. I used full-sized tiles as I don't have Bijous (2"x2"), although I could have just cut these down!

12 Days of Zentangle: Day 6

Day six introduced a new tangle - Toodles - demonstrated by Rick and Maria on a tan tile, with graphite and white charcoal shading.