Tri-Roda Free-Form

Tri-Roda Free-Form

 

I think I’m getting the hang of this Tri-Roda thing.  I actually did this one without the circular base, as suggested by the talented Eni Oken.  It was fun, but didn’t turn out much different.  I had more room to play around with it.  I think I might have been better off starting out with the free-form version, that way I wouldn’t have the circular one stuck in my head as I was doing it, and maybe I’d play around with the overall shape a little more.

 

Tri-Roda Free-Form Shaded

Regardless, I’m happy with the way this tile turned out.  As per the usual absentmindedness, I forgot the before pic.

Sometimes Less is More - bunzo and tri-roda and too much more

Sometimes Less is More

Bunzo and Tri-roda and TOO much more

 

Okay, maybe I went a little overboard on this one… (Maybe? Really? Wow).  Okay yeah I went crazy, and it didn’t quite work out.  But live and learn, right? I added the red to make it pop, but I just think it added more insanity to an already crazy-busy piece.

The good news is, I captured a good part of the steps for this one, so here goes!

Not sure why some showed up right-side up and some are upside down, but it's a good look at the process in stages.

Going to make an effort not to overdo it as much in the future... as the title says; sometimes less is more.

Bad Attempt at Narwal

Bad attempt at Narwal

 

For the Shading Zentangle Challenge from Eni Oken I attempt to mix Narwal and Eni’s Tri-roda.  I don’t know if it’s the color that screwed it up or just the fact that it was my first real attempt at Narwal, but I’m not at all happy with the results.


I used Prismacolor pencils, microns and a Staedtler 2B for shading.

Narwal and Tri-Roda

 

Guess I’ll be doing a lot more Narwal Zentangles for a while. I’ve seen some amazing results on the Shading Zentangle fb page.  There are some very talented artists in that group.  Their amazing pieces have shown me different ways of looking at Narwal, breaking it down into sections I didn’t see before. I just haven’t figured it out quite yet, but am hoping for better results in simple black/white shading.

3rd Tile of Tri-Roda and Bunzo

3^rd Tile of Tri-Roda and Bunzo

 

You’d think I’d be sick of these patterns by now, but still haven’t perfected them, so I’m not quite done yet.  Plus the trippy factor of op-art adds some extra fun into the equation.

 

3rd Tile Tri-Roda and Bunzo

Forgot to take a “before shading” pic, (big surprise).  Getting the bunzos to land into the tri-roda’s was a challenge.  As you can probably tell I had to squish them a little on some. All in all the final effect is pleasing to me. *Pats self on back*

           

Second Attempt at Both Bunzo and Tri-Roda

Second Attempt at Both Bunzo and Tri-Roda

 

 

You can view my first Bunzo attempt here, and my first Tri-Roda attempt here.  This time around I combined the two.  I find anything with the Bunzo tangle turns out pretty trippy.

 

Looking at it now I realize I probably should have added some shading shadows around the whole thing to give it more depth.

 

Regardless, I’m going to keep playing with these two designs til I’m finally satisfied with both of them.  I’ve been working on Norwal too, haven’t quite grasped the concept of it quite yet but I’m getting there… I think.

Tri-roda and Bunzo

Tri-Roda Zentangle Tile

Tri-roda Zentangle Tile

 

I took some time to work out Eni Oken’s Tri-Roda design.  My spidey-sense is tingling, predicting many more patterns tangled out with this fun design. I wish I'd thought to take a "before" shot prior to shading, but alas, this is all I've got; the finished piece.

Tri-Roda 1st attempt