Zentangle Video:
TanglePatterns.com
Great website featuring tons of zentangle patterns and steps on how to create them.
My Doodle Pinterest Board
Another Zentangle Pinterest Board
Project Criteria:
- Theme: “The World Would Be a Better Place If…”
- Draw your subject in the focal point area using the Rule of Thirds. Draw a background. Use leading lines and diagonals to fill the space going off all 4 sides of the paper. Choose either the subject or the background to draw your Zentangles.
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Quality/Craftsmanship: How neat you draw and color.
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At least 5 different patterns.
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It’s executed in Sharpie on 12″ x 18” drawing paper
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Used different thicknesses of line in different patterns.
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No pencil lines apparent.
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Each pattern has to fill the entire divided area/no white.
Vocabulary
- Line: a mark made from point A to point B using a pencil, brush, pen, chisel, or any other art utensil.
- Pattern: a type of theme of recurring events or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of a set of objects. The elements of a pattern repeat in a predictable manner.
- Composition: An image composed of a variety of Elements and Principles of Art arranged in a way that they are unified within the work.
- Focal Point: The area of the composition that your eye is attracted to first.
- Rule of Thirds: Lines used to split the composition up into thirds both vertically and horizontally. The main subject or focal point should be aligned with the intersections of those lines.
- Leading Lines: Lines that guide a viewers’ eyes around the artwork
- Strong Diagonal: A form of leading line that can transform a boring work into a dynamic one.
- Fill the Frame: Cropping the edges of your subject to fill the frame and make the view more interesting.
- Zentangle: miniature pieces of unplanned, abstract, black and white art created from an ensemble of repetitive patterns.They are not only exquisitely beautiful, they are fun and relaxing to create.