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How to draw FEATHERS

Zentangle pattern: Feathers. Image © Linda Farmer and TanglePatterns.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. You may use this image for your personal non-commercial reference only. The unauthorized pinning, reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.Feathers is a tangle pattern by Texas CZT Suzanne McNeill from her booklets Zentangle 2 – Ideas for Scrapbooks & Journals, and Zentangle Fabric Arts.

I was definitely having trouble with curves today, and then I smudged the ink! Shoot, will have to give this one another go some other time. But you get the idea…

Suzanne shows us how to draw Feathers here [link removed]. UPDATE: Early in the Summer of 2014 Suzanne McNeill’s blog was removed and all the posts and images were lost.

Fox Chapel Publishing (who hold the copyright) and Suzanne have graciously given me permission to post her copyright-protected images on TanglePatterns for your reference.

How to draw the Zentangle pattern Feathers, tangle and deconstruction by Suzanne McNeill. Image copyright Suzanne McNeill and Fox Chapel Publishing and used with permission, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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6 comments to How to draw FEATHERS

  • Hello,
    How dose someone became a teacher in tangle patterns?
    This is so great and addicting. Itake a little note book with me where ever I go to practice patterns and new designs.
    Thanks Janice Johnson

  • Margaret Davidson

    Please share with me the steps to becoming a CZT. Who bestows that. Designation?

    I’m so glad I found this website.

    Thanks, Margaret

    • Linda Farmer

      To become a CZT you apply to Zentangle to attend one of their training seminars that take place 3 times a year in Providence, Rhode Island. Details can be found on the Zentangle website: http://zentangle.com by clicking on the LEARN link and then the Certified Teachers link.
      Be sure to tell them I send ya! 🙂
      Cheers and happy tangling,
      Linda

  • ethan

    feathers doesnt have any how to do

    • Linda Farmer, CZT

      Yes it does, but you need another browser to see them – try Firefox. Suzanne sometimes posts the wrong type of images instead of web versions – please leave her a comment on her blog to let her know you’re having problems.

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