Today's Tangle - Oaura

"Oaura" is by Lin Chiu CZT and you'll find her step-out HERE at TanglePatterns. I probably should have used a finer white gel pen to draw the glints but I was trying out my new broad white Uni-ball Signo gel pen to see how it compares with the size 10 Gelly Roll. I thought I had heard that the Uni-ball white gel pens weren't quite as finicky as Gelly Rolls as far as getting them to start drawing. I'm not so sure if there's really much of a difference in that regard. At first the ink seemed to flow more fluidly than my Gelly Rolls. However, the more I use it the more I find myself having to tap it on a piece of scrap paper to get it going.

Today's Tangle - Warts

"Warts" is Karl Reutling's variation of the official Zentangle pattern called "Diva Dance". The result is very much like "Diva Dance" but the method for drawing "Warts" is more structured and less random than "Diva Dance". Karl posted his step-out HERE on Facebook. I like his method because I don't have to randomly decide when and where to add the bumps.

Today's Tangle - Paradox

"Paradox" is an official Zentangle pattern. For more information and a link to the step-out read THIS post. 

On today's tile, I went a little crazy with metallic colored pencils and a metallic silver gel pen. I also tried out a new pen on this tile. Until now, I have only used Micron pens for the black ink on my drawings. I recently bought a bunch of pens from JetPens.com including one 01 Uni Pin Pen by Uni-ball. The nib size is pretty much identical to an 01 Micron but it has a different feel when drawing. I wouldn't say that it's better or worse than Micron, only different. I'm hoping that the nib on the Uni Pin pen won't get pushed in as quickly as is typical of Micron 01 pens.

Today's Tangle - Echoism Lace

My tile was inspired by one that I saw on the Zentangle Mosaic app recently. The artist used the tangle "Echoism" to create bands of lace across her tile. I used the same technique but changed the design on my lace a little. I learned how to do this lace technique by watching THIS video by Tangle Dream. I have blogged twice before about lacy tiles HERE and HERE. I blogged about "Echoism" HERE.

Today's Tangle - Casper Too

"Casper Too" is by Cécile Graat and her pattern is posted HERE at Pattern-Collections. Mimi has a YouTube video about this pattern HERE.

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