ValenTangle Day 10: 3Z puzzle

Today's prompt was to create a puzzle from 3Z tiles, designed so they look great on their own or placed together. I haven't got any official 3Z tiles as they seem difficult to get hold of, so I haven't tangled on triangles before. I've been keen to have a go though, so this motivated me to make my own, from some old watercolour paper. I really liked Marguerite's 'Delft delights' example, so I treated myself to a blue micron for this one. These two took quite a while, but I like the result, particularly when placed together.

ONE Focus: Buckled up!

This week's ONE Focus is Buckled Up, by Tomas Padros. I practiced it in my notebook first, trying to work out what to combine it with. I started off thinking I'd 'attach' it to a pole, or finish the ends off with Mak-rah-mee, but decided that would require a bit too much planning (which I've resolved not to do!). So in the end, I just started off with the Buckled Up tangle in the middle, let the ends go off to the edges in a Hollibaugh fashion, then filled in all the gaps with Tipple.

C-You

Just had to try this new tangle, C-You, by Debbie Huntington! After following the stepout, and adding shading, it reminded me a bit of Crazy Huggins, so I used that to surround it (along with a touch of Mooka, and Tipple in pencil). 

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!

Waybop

This started off as a rather rushed practice of Waybop, an official tangle I haven't tried before. Then when it was done I thought it would look good with Umble in the middle. Diva dance followed, with Printemps and tiny Tipple to finish. Shading brings it to life, as always.