Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Today's Tangle - Sambal


I gave "Sambal" another go and this time I was careful to draw it more like the step-out. I colored this tile with metallic colored pencils.

"Sambal" is by Silke Wagner. Her step-out is HERE at Pattern-Collections where you will also find a video by Dawn Collins. 

UPDATE: The Pattern-Collections website has shut down. Click HERE to view this pattern.

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Today's Tangle - Sambal


"Sambal" is by Silke Wagner. Her step-out is HERE at Pattern-Collections where you will also find a video by Dawn Collins. This was my first attempt and I had some trouble getting the shapes to look the same as the ones on the pattern. However, I do like how it turned out.

UPDATE: The Pattern-Collections website has shut down. Click HERE to view this pattern.

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Today's Tangle - DropGrid


"DropGrid" is by Ina Sonnenmoser and you'll find her pattern HERE at Pattern-Collections. Mimi has a video HERE.

UPDATE: The Pattern-Collections website has shut down. Click HERE to view this pattern.

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Today's Tangle - Gardenia


"Gardenia" is by H.Elena and her pattern is posted HERE on her blog. It's the last one on the page. I have blogged about this pattern a few times but my tiles were always colored. Since this is one of my favorite patterns, I thought it would be fun to draw it in classic black on white for a change.

UPDATE: Her blog is closed to the public now but I found the step-out HERE on Pinterest.

Friday, September 25, 2020

Today's Tangle - Namaste


"Namaste" is by Hanny Nura. Her step-out used to be posted on her website but her site appears to be gone. I did find a copy of the pattern HERE on Pinterest. It's quite possible that Hanny has the step-out posted on her Instagram page, which is HERE, but I only have limited access to Instagram because I don't have a mobile phone. If anyone finds it there, please send me a link directly to the step-out. I should be able to view it on my computer using a direct link but I can only scroll through a few of her photos before Instagram blocks me so I am unable to search for it myself.

UPDATE 10/1/2020: I found a link to this pattern on Hanny's new website. Click HERE to see the pattern.

Mimi has a video about this pattern HERE and Bunte Galerie has one HERE.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Classic Zentangle® - Floo & Rain


I drew this tile for this week's prompt in the Today's Tangles: Keeping it Classic Facebook group.

These are the tangles that I used:

Floo - I blogged about "Floo" HERE.

Rain - I blogged about "Rain" HERE.

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Today's Tangle - Tile Pattern #1


"Tile Pattern #1" is a pattern that I came up with that is based on a ceramic tile design that I saw online. You'll find my step-out in THIS post as well as three example tiles featuring this pattern.

Monday, September 21, 2020

Official Zentangle® Pattern - Bales


I have blogged about "Bales" quite a few times but I don't often draw it in color. The official step-out is posted HERE in the Zentangle newsletter. If you go to THIS post on my blog, you'll find quite a few links to video tutorials for this tangle.

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Today's Tangle - Product Design 1


"Product Design 1" is the only thing that I could think of to call this design. I saw it on a product that I bought recently and it was a simple pattern that I hadn't seen anywhere before. It's easy enough to figure out the pattern once you know that I drew this on a 6x6 grid with some extra guidelines in pencil. I started by drawing a 6x6 grid in pen then added pencil grid lines between each of the pen lines. All of the silver decorations are embellishments that weren't part of the original product design.

UPDATE: After posting my tile on Facebook today, it was brought to my attention that this design is very similar to "Palrevo" by Karry Heun. Her step-out is posted HERE at TanglePatterns.

Below is a scan of the original design:

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Saturday, September 19, 2020

Classic Zentangle® - Rumpus


I drew this tile for a prompt in the Today's Tangles: Keeping it Classic Facebook group. The prompt was to draw a monotangle and I chose "Rumpus" as my featured tangle. There is a non-official step-out posted HERE at Musterquelle but the best way to learn how to draw "Rumpus" is to watch Maria draw it HERE in the video from Day 3 of Zentangle Project Pack 2.

Friday, September 18, 2020

Official Zentangle® Pattern - Quandary


You'll find the official step-out for "Quandary" HERE in the Zentangle newsletter. I gave this troublesome tangle another try after watching THIS recent video by Melinda Barlow CZT. Her tips make it a lot easier to place the rice shapes in the right position.

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Today's Tangle - Nitruly


"Nitruly" is by Lyndel Churchill and her pattern is posted HERE on her Pinterest board. Ellen Wolters has a YouTube video HERE.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Today's Tangle - Egyptian Line


"Egyptian Line" is by Hennie Brouwer and you'll find her step-out HERE at Pattern-Collections.

UPDATE: The Pattern-Collections website has shut down. Click HERE to view this pattern.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Today's Tangle - Escamas


"Escamas" is by Diana Marshall and her pattern is posted HERE at Pattern-Collections. There is a link to a video tutorial by Dawn Collins there as well.

UPDATE: The Pattern-Collections website has shut down. Click HERE to view this pattern.

Monday, September 14, 2020

Today's Tangle - Vivid


"Vivid" is by Ina Sonnenmoser and you'll find her pattern HERE at Pattern-Collections. There are several video links there as well. I colored my tile with metallic colored pencils.

UPDATE: The Pattern-Collections website has shut down. Click HERE to view this pattern.

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Today's Tangle - Drogon


"Drogon" is by Lily Moon and her step-out is posted HERE at TanglePatterns and HERE at Pattern-Collections. Tiffany Lovering has a YouTube video HERE and Mimi has one HERE.

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Today's Tangle - Bridge


"Bridge" is by YuRu Chen and her step-out is posted HERE at Pattern-Collections and HERE on her blog. If you go to Pattern-Collections, you'll find three video tutorials for "Bridge".

UPDATE: The Pattern-Collections website has shut down. Click HERE to view this pattern.

Friday, September 11, 2020

Today's Tangle - Foh-glove


"Foh-glove" is by Sandra Strait and the step-out is posted HERE on flickr.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Today's Tangle - Feesh


"Feesh" is by Emily Classon CZT. You'll find her step-out HERE on her blog.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Today's Tangle - Heavenly


"Heavenly" is by Daniel Lamothe and you'll find his step-out HERE on his blog.

I previously blogged about this pattern two years ago HERE. I was a new tangler when I first attempted to draw "Heavenly" and it was really a struggle for me. I did complete my tile but I wasn't completely happy with it. Last night I took another look at the step-out and realized that I had drawn enough similar patterns since drawing it the first time that it really wouldn't be at all difficult to draw. This time it was quite easy for me and a lot of fun. As I mentioned in my other post, I drew this on a pencil grid which helps a lot with the placement of the rice shapes and dots.

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Today's Tangle - Art/Batik


"Art/Batik" is by Sneha Covet. She doesn't have a step-out but you can watch her YouTube tutorial HERE. It is similar to "Zonked" but not quite the same.

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Today's Tangle - Morning Glory


"Morning Glory" is by Sylvia Heijenrath and her pattern is posted HERE at Pattern-Collections. Ellen Wolters has a YouTube video HERE.

UPDATE: The Pattern-Collections website has shut down. Click HERE to view this pattern.