Nipa is a tangle pattern created by Zentangle® originators Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas. It has been quite some time since instructions for drawing another of the original 102+ “official” Zentangle® patterns have been posted online so I can add it to TanglePatterns. Yesterday Suzanne McNeill added to our trove with her illustration of how to draw this fun pattern so naturally I had to jump on it.
Nipa also appears in Suzanne’s Zentangle 3 book and in Sandy Bartholomew’s AlphaTangle. Suzanne posted the instructions for drawing Nipa, here. Just for fun I adding shading and solid fills to some of the orbs.
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Show us your Zentangle® art featuring the tangle pattern NIPA by leaving a link in the comments below (here’s how). In your comment, please mention whether your link is to a Zentangle® (3.5″ x 3.5″ tile, “no up or down”) or Zentangle®-inspired art.
How can I see the 102 official Zentangle patterns?
Hi Jane, I’ve just added a new page to the site – “Linda’s List of Official Tangle Patterns” – that should answer your question.