2nd Attempt at Jo's Dreamy Process

2nd Attempt at Jo's Dreamy Process

So here I go again on my own (you can thank me for that ear worm later). This time I used prismacolor watercolour pencils instead of distress inks.  Maybe it's the paper, maybe it's just me, but I preferred working with my distress inks and foil and bottle caps.  At least that piece did what I wanted it to do, where as with the watercolors here, they didn't always behave as expected.  It also took a whole lot more layers to get what I was going for.  It was a lot harder to get the colours to POP!

But enough of the complaining - at least I learned that the watercolour pencils work quite differently than the distress inks, and as long as I remember that, this was not a wasted effort. But holy hell it took a lot of time! (There I go complaining again, I truly thought I was done with that.)

I did still keep with my minimalist theme, and used the bottle caps again as well as just one brush.

So here is the lineart:

And here is part of the colour done, after so many layers I nearly went blind...  I used a white watercolour pencil to brighten the middles, then blended it.  I thought diluting the centers with more water would do the trick, but alas, it did not.

And here is the finished piece

 



All things Mak-Rah-Mee!

All things Mak-Rah-Mee!

All things Mak-Rah-Mee! Eni Oken put up Mak-Rah-Mee by Michele Beauchamp (aka Shelly Beauch) as last week’s challenge on her Shading Zentangle fb page.  Loving this tangle! There is so much more I can imagine doing with this tangle, but alas, time to more on to the next.

 

 

This is my summary post of all of the Mak-Rah-Mee experiences I’ve had over the last week or so.  The Mak-Rah-Mee Zentangle pattern's original tangle step-out can be found here.

 

 

A special “Thank you” to Eni Oken who posted this Mak-Rah-Mee challenge on her amazing FB page “Shading Zentangle”.  Be sure to stop by her website and check out her very cool books!

 

 

At the bottom of this page you'll find the 3 pieces I've done with Mak-Rah-Mee.  Click on the link associated with any of the photos to see the full posts and line art etc. for each piece.

 

  

 

Last but not least, here is my video of a nice and basic Mak-Rah-Mee Zentangle design.

Check out the posts associated with each tangle!


First attempt here
Second attempt here
Third attempt here

1st attempt

2nd attempt

 

3rd attempt

Do you have a blog with a Mak-Rah-Mee Zentangle post on it? Add the link to your Mak-Rah-Mee Zentangle post below so others can view your work!  (please do not link to your main page, just the post with a Mak-Rah-Mee zentangle on it)

3rd Mak-Rah-Mee Zentangle with Diva Challenge

3rd Mak-Rah-Mee Zentangle with Diva Challenge

 

Here’s my 3^rd Mah-Rah-Mee zentangle attempt, and I incorporated Diva’s Moebius challenge into the piece.  Or more to the point, I worked the Mak-Rah-Mee into the Moebius challenge.  Either way, the ribbon itself was not an easy task, and I’m not too happy about how it turned out, but at least I gave it a try!

 

Since my video for Mak-Rah-Mee is ready, I figured I’d add it here too if anyone is interested – it’ll also be included in my “All things Mak-Rah-Mee” post soon to come.







Here is the finished Moebius piece:

And here is the line work

2nd Attempt at Mak-Rah-Mee

2nd Attempt at Mak-Rah-Mee

Well this piece was fun! Gotta love color! I used prismacolor pencil crayons to get this effect thanks to Eni Oken's amazing book.  You can check out her books here.

Other tools used:

• tile
• Copic .03 and .1 microns
• staedtler hb3 pencil and smudge stick

Here's the final piece:

Mak Rah Mee Zentangle with Colour

Here's the piece after shading

Here's the line work before shading



1st Attempt at MAK-RAH-MEE

1st Attempt at MAK-RAH-MEE

Eni Oken's challenge this week is Mak-Rah-Mee.  And what a fun tangle it is! It's a blast to shade, and all of those funky ribbons are so versatile, there is nothing that makes this tangle not fun.

Here's my first attempt at Mak-Rah-Mee finished

Mak-Rah-Mee zentangle

And here is the line work:

(pardon the photo, it was taken with my tablet)