Linda Farmer, Certified Zentangle Teacher

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How to draw PLANATEEN

Zentangle pattern: Planateen

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Planateen.

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How to draw FOHBRAID

Zentangle pattern: Fohbraid

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Fohbraid.

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Guest Contributor: Sandra Strait on Semi-Transparency

semi-transparency bubble

More skills for your drawing repertoire! Guest Contributor Sandra Strait goes above and beyond with this highly detailed drawing techniques tutorial on how to make an object appear semi-transparent. She illustrates two versions, one using color and one in black and white.

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Guest Contributor: Sandra Strait on Shading for Translucence

translucence

Guest Contributor Sandra Strait offers another excellent drawing techniques tutorial. Here she shows how to make an object appear translucent using pen and ink.

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How to draw SLALOM

Zentangle pattern: Slalom

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Slalom.

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How to draw WISKET

Zentangle pattern: Wisket

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Wisket.

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Guest Contributor: Sandra Strait’s Shade, Shape, Blend Color & Add Texture

Shape, shade

Guest Contributor Sandra Strait offers our Gentle Readers another great how-to tutorial. This one is a technique using squirkles to shade, shape, blend color and add texture to your drawings.

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Guest Contributor: Sandra Strait on How to Draw a Ribbon

Sandra Strait's Zentangle featuring Ribbons

Sue Palmer of Westerly RI, recently emailed asking for guidance on drawing a ribbon. I asked Sandra Strait if she had time to respond to Sue’s request and she replied with this great tutorial illustrating not one but two techniques.

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How to draw EMBELLISH

Tangle pattern: Embellish

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Embellish.

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Guest Contributor: Sandra Strait on Choosing a Journal for Penwork – Part 2

Global Art Handbook Journals

This is the second of a two-part series where Sandra generously shares her wealth of experience on how to go about choosing a journal for penwork such as Zentangle. In Part 2 of this series, “Journals I’ve Known and Loved”, Sandra reviews 7 different brands of journals in detail.

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Guest Contributor: Sandra Strait on Choosing a Journal for Penwork – Part 1

Global Art Handbook Journals

By Guest Contributor: Sandra Strait. This is the first of a two-part series where Sandra generously shares her wealth of experience about what to consider when choosing a journal for penwork such as Zentangle. In Part 2 of this series, Sandra reviews several journals and their attributes.

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Guest Contributor: Sandra Strait’s String Templates

Sandra Strait's String Templates

In the second installment of the “Guest Contributor” feature on tanglepatterns.com, invited contributor Sandra Strait shares her ideas and examples for String Templates in her first guest post.

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How to draw ZANELLA

Zentangle pattern: Zanella

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Zanella.

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How to draw JAPONICA

Zentangle pattern: Japonica

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Japonica.

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How to draw CROSSROADS

Zentangle pattern: Crossroads

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Crossroads.

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How to draw CENTRIFUGE

Zentangle pattern: Centrifuge

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Centrifuge.

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How to draw WARANGAIE

Zentangle pattern: WARANGIE

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Warangaie.

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How to draw VORTEX

Zentangle pattern: Vortex

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Vortex.

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How to draw LACY

Zentangle pattern: Lacy

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle® pattern: Lacy.

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How to draw ROSEWOOD

Zentangle pattern: Rosewood

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s own Zentangle® pattern: Rosewood.

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How to draw EFILYS

Zentangle pattern: EFILYS

Links to online instructions for drawing Sandra Strait’s Zentangle pattern: Efilys.

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