2nd Attempt at the DraWings Zentangle

 

2nd Attempt at the DraWings Zentangle

 

Not only is this my 2^nd attempt at DraWings, I merged it with the Diva Challenge for Orbs-la-dee. Double the challenge, double the fun! 

 

I started off by using distress inks on the tile – sorry there are no before pics.  I’m realizing that before pictures completely slip my mind when I’m doing the DraWings tangle.

 

So here’s how it turned out!

DraWings Zentangle and Orb-la-dee

Ruutz and Crux (Sounds like a crime-fighting team)

Double the Challenge, Double the Fun (yet again)

Ruutz and Crux (Sounds like a crime-fighting team)

 



crux and ruutz zentangle shaded

This week Eni challenged us on her Shading Zentangle Facebook page with her own Ruutz pattern.  At the same time, The Diva challenged us with the Zentangle pattern Crux.  It took a little creative thinking to figure out how to combine these two designs, but I’m pretty pleased with what I worked out.

First I had to practice the Crux design.  I’d already done two previous tiles with Ruutz, but Crux was new to me. 

Here is my first Crux Zentangle Pattern tile.  Kinda pretty eh? Changing the widths of the “petal” and lines can really alter this pattern.

Crux Zentangle Shaded

Then it was on to the double challenge.  Ruutz is a pretty busy pattern on its own, and so is Crux, but I think I made it work. (Patting myself on the back while tooting my own horn and high-fiving myself caused some minor injuries, but fret not, I shall recover)

Here’s the tile before shading:

 

And the final piece! (Forgive the photo quality, it was overcast here today)

Double the Challenge, Double the Fun! (again)

Double the Challenge, Double the Fun!



Jaysix and stripes challenge shaded

 Here we go again, another double challenge featuring Eni’s challenge of using Jaysix and the Diva’s challenge of using stripes. It took me a while to figure out how to combine these two.  I considered using Jaysix within the stripes, but this way seemed a lot more fun.

It was time-consuming, I will say that.

Before detail and shading

Finished!

Double the Challenge with Spring Shnek

Double the Challenge

Spring has Sprung with Shnek



Shnek Spring Zentangle Shaded

Another Double the Challenge, Double the Fun! Following Eni’s weekly challenge to use the zentangle pattern of shnek, and the Diva’schallenge to use a spring string, this is what I came up with.

Though I took a before pic of just the string, I completely forgot to take one after the lines and before the shading which is such a shame because the shading of the lines made all the difference.

This tile will also be added to Eni’s mosaic.

Before Pic:

Another Double the Challenge, Double the Fun

Double the Challenge, Double the Fun



Gobular Grid and Cruze Zentangle

Another Double the Challenge, Double the Fun, missing Eni’s challenge with the Diva’s challenge. 

Eni’s challenge was to use the Zentangle Cruze, whereas The Diva’s challenge was the Gobular Grid.  I mixed the two challenges together, whisked til appropriately blended, spread it over the art table and sprinkled with shading. It didn’t turn out half bad!

Typically, I forgot the before pic… yet again.

Fasset and Slits

Double the Challenge, Double the Fun

(not part of the Mysterious Mega Zentangle Challenge)

Doing the Double the Challenge, Double the fun again with Eni’s FB Slits Challenge, and The Diva’s Fasset Challenge. Double the challenge, double the fun, and double the tiles! I rolled the two challenges into one and here’s what became of it on the first try.

 

As with first attempts at any tangle, there is always a learning curve. For this one, I did as the original Fasset challenge suggested and went for a random array of triangles as my base.  Sadly, I was so consumed with how this was going to turn out, I didn’t take any before pics.  I found some of the “triangles” sort of worked themselves into a pattern, while others, not so much, making it look kind of messy. When I finished the tile, I shrugged and thought, “hmm… well it’s alright, but it could be better.”

So I got out another tile and tried again, this time with more uniform triangles and I liked the results so much more.  This one pops and there is no “Where’s Waldo” effect to it, which is definitely an improvement.

 

On this one, I half-heartedly remembered to take before pics. 

Before connecting lines

 

After connecting lines but before Shading

But the final piece is the one that puts a smile on my face.

Here's a double shot of the two together

Fasset and slits Zentangle Shaded

Shattuck and Akoya Double the Challenge

Double the Challenge/Double the Fun

Another double challenge, with Eni Oken’s shading zentangle challenge of Akoya and The Diva’s monotangle Shattuck.  Okay so I’m not sure if it’s considered a monotangle since I used another tangle within the tangle, but I’m going to go with yes, it is. I debated with myself considerably over this.  There was arguing, some thrown dishes and thrown words, a bit of hair-pulling and the nothing for a while during which time I gave myself the silent treatment.  Eventually though, I succumbed and agreed with myself that yes, this was still a monotangle.

That being said, I'm still not completely happy with either of the tangles here.  Akoya is proving to be more difficult than I expected (and this is my second one) and I was hoping for more depth with the shading on the shattuck. Still... it was a fun piece 'til the fight broke out.



shattuck and akoya zentangle

So as you can see, it was challenging challenge.  But alas, here is the end result.  (In all that bickering I forgot to take a before shot)

Shamrock on Watercolor

Shamrock on Watercolor

Shamrock Zentangle on watercolor

 

Okay so this one didn’t exactly turn out how I was hoping it would.  I find it looks sloppy, despite much effort against that outcome.  I probably should have avoided the green marker lines all together. Woopsies! Live and learn I suppose.

I’m wishing I hadn’t used those crappy watercolors on so many tiles at once – but I knew they needed to sit for a day so wanted to be ahead of the game and paid the price for my impatience.

 At least it’s festive! Happy St. Patty’s Day!

Double Challenge and 3rd Watercolor

Double Challenge and 3rd Watercolor



St. Patrick's Day Zentangle Shamrock

Another double the challenge/double the fun.  Eni Oken’s challenge from her shading facebook page for watercolored backgroung and the Diva’s challenge for a St. Patrick’s Day theme.

The most valuable lesson I learned from this one is not to use cheap watercolors.  I have some very nice watercolor pencils, and apparently some very crappy ones.  You can see the difference… the lighter green actually looks like watercolor, whereas the darker green (the cheapies) just look like pencil crayons, or maybe even waxed crayons. 

Before pic

Yuma and Rautiflex Double Challenge

Another Double the challenge; Double the fun

I combined Eni Oken's challenge with the Diva's challenge again this week and came up with this little piece.  Rautiflex was a bit of a challenge.  Far more complicated than I expected.  I'm glad I did it in pencil first, as there was a lot of erasing going on.  Once I got the hang of it though it was a lot of fun.  As I finished it up I thought of many, many, MANY of ways this pattern could go - the possibilities are endless (well as limited as your imagination I guess... so not quite endless... but I digress :P )

Yuma and Rautiflex Zentangle Challenge

I really enjoy mixing up challenges, it adds... well... more of a challenge :D


Before Pic