Yincut is one of the more challenging tangle patterns for me to draw because I tend to rush the strokes and end up with cockeyed looking stuff. That having been said, it’s great to fill large areas and the more you curve your lines, the more 3D the pattern becomes and shading puts the icing on the cake.
Yincut is an original Zentangle® pattern designed by Maria Thomas. The link to her illustrated instructions for this pattern is here.
Update 12/09/10: Suzanne McNeill has also posted her version of step-by-step instructions for Yincut, here. It’s a pattern included in her book, Zentangle 3.
Check out the tag: zentangle for more official Zentangle® patterns here on tanglepatterns.com.
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What is used for shading? I love to draw zentangle and have found it to be one of the most relaxing and meditative art projects I have ever done… Thanks for this sight, all the instructions. I have been getting on my friends nerves from talking about it… maybe they should try it and relax… thanks again
Hi ladee, this page gives you some tips on shading. There’s lots more information in the pages with links on the menu bar at the top of every page, especially “TIPS & TOOLS”. And yes, your friends should try this!
i love to draw off of this website