Can’t get enough Mooka?
In this new video from Sakura, Zentangle® founder and world renowned lettering artist Maria Thomas creates a monogrammed letter “B” decorated with her Mooka tangle.
The video is a demonstration for Sakura’s new Micron Pigma Calligrapher pens. The pens come in 3 widths – 1 mm, 2mm and 3 mm nib widths – and six archival waterproof ink colors: black, red, royal blue, hunter green, sepia, purple. In the video Maria uses the “30” (3 mm) nib, along with our trusty 01 Micron.
Watching Maria draw Mooka is a great way to learn the tangle and get a good idea of how to manage the “drawing behind” part of tangle patterns. Notice too, how Maria turns her piece as she goes along – good thing to remember while drawing your Zentangles. Turn, turn, turn that tile for comfort!
Enjoy!
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March 29, 2012 | 
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She sure makes that look easy!
You are soooo quick that it is mind boogling! Love the video!
I agree, she makes it look so easy – she’s so fast! I wish I could do ANY tangles that fast! 🙂 Probably years – many, many, many hours of practice!
It is a pleasure watching Maria tangle. Her monogram is beautiful.
Wow! I could watch her drawing all day!!
Wonderful! Karen is right, this sure makes it look easy. I am just learning so I will keep practicing to get this good.
Wow! Maria makes it look soooooo easy!! Thanks for sharing!
This is wonderful! I wonder if those new calligraphy pens would work for left handed people?
This beautiful. She does make it look easy. About the left-handed work: my husband is left-handed. He had to learn from a special book how to do this. The book is no longer in print. It is called Left-handed Calligraphy. I hope that helps.
I can only think of one thing to say, Wow.
Shame though, I’m left handed, but that book isn’t in print anymore.
I looked and Left-Handed Calligraphy is available on Amazon Starting at a $1.99. Just FYI.
Thanks! That book helped a lot.
Glad to hear that!!!
This is simply amazing, awesome, graceful and beautiful. Thanks for sharing your gifts.
So beautiful! The letter is graceful and love the mooka details.
Hi Lefty’s, I too have struggled for years being left handed and loving calligraphy. Look for the suggested book on Amazon used. Hobby Lobby usually has a lefty calligraphy book. Some are better than others. The hard part, or the key for lefty’s is to practice holding your calligraphy pen at a weird, kinda awkward 65 degree angle. You will get the “righty’s” calligraphy angle. Then find what works for you.
Hi Maria, Love watching you drawing mooka and was able to do better mooka after watching your video. Always believed lettering and zentangles went together and you prove it time and time again. Awesome artwork and thank you for sharing. Peggie Australia
It’s so nice to watch an experienced hand at work! Beautiful!!
Absolutely love your Mooka,Im hooked,you make it all look so beautiful and easy???Im getting myself a book to practice immediately.cheers
I agree with all of the above!!
Beautiful! Thank you for the vid. Love Tanglepatterns! dot com!