I find myself coming up with tangle patterns based on a grid – it seems once you get started on a theme, one pattern leads to another. The first pattern I created was Zin, and that was the start of my so-called “wine series” of Zentangle patterns. This one I named Chard for Chardonnay (pronounced “shard”, it’s wine not the vegetable!). I’m sure Cab, Merlot, and Gewurtz won’t be far behind.
After you draw the initial grid and diagonals, if you draw all the strokes going in one direction first then you can turn your tile and draw the remaining strokes to meet up in the middle. I find it helps divide the space more evenly with my strokes if I place the center one first as I did in the first box in step 3. Then I eyeball the space either side of that to make the strokes dividing the remaining space. Chard really comes into its own when you shade the center diagonal area giving it the 3D effect.
Here are the step-by-step instructions for drawing my Zentangle® pattern, Chard. Enjoy!
PS – if you use Chard in a Zentangle that you post somewhere online, I’d love it if you’d leave a link in the comments. However, please note that links and comments are moderated for suitability. See the Philosophy section on the About page for guidelines.
Got ideas for pattern variations? Share with us in a comment!
I am a beginner-is there a reason why square number 5 is blank?
Thanks!
Hi Ethel, thanks for visiting tanglepatterns – and welcome to “the club”!
To answer your question – I like to put the finished pattern in the last step and since this one doesn’t take all 6 steps to create it, I just skipped #5. The reason I put the finished pattern in the last step is that when I flip through my Moleskine notebook of pattern instructions, the finished pattern is always in the same position making it easier to scan through them. Many patterns only take 3 or 4 steps, but others do take all 6. I sometimes use blank squares to record variations.
I hope you visited the “Organize Your Patterns” page – there are lots of great suggestions in the comments. Enjoy!
Again…. a lovely one! Keep creating… and I’m crazy about tanglepatterns.com! So much inspiration!
Thanks Ellen!
Another fantastic tangle! I’m going to love your wine series, no doubt about it. I’ve used it in two zens so far. That’s pretty good but I haven’t been able to do many lately!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aceo/4890907189/in/photostream/
and http://www.flickr.com/photos/aceo/4891615825/
Nice, Sandra! Thanks for sharing your creations and the links. Most appreciated.