Happy Friday! Thanks for joining me, just delighted to have your company today 🙂
We have another fun tangle to explore today from Canadian tangler Cyndi Knapp, called Fraktal. By now you’ll no doubt be familiar with Cyndi’s name from all her great tangles and tutorials on the site. Plus she has to win a prize for the tangler who combines so many of the site’s tangles in her Zentangle tile examples 🙂
Cyndi introduces Fraktal and shares some tangling tips,
Fraktal, named for its fragmented nature, came about while tangling. It’s a grid based pattern that takes a bit of time to tangle with all the lining involved but the lacey look is worth it. This pattern can easily be used as a vessel pattern and with size, fill opportunities increase. It also works well as a ribbon or medallion and makes a great string.
To begin with, it gave me a little grief to get the arch angles right (Steps 1 and 2) in order to get large enough triangle shapes to line. However, a little practice remedied that and once I started tangling Fraktal, I quickly got into a rhythm as each line fell into place. Then, it felt like the simple pattern it really is.
Tips:
1. The first square is key in setting the stage for the rest of the grid.
2. A systematic approach (all of one step before moving on to the next step) helps as this can be somewhat eye-crossing when tangling in a grid.
3. For better overall uniformity, it helps to use dots (at least in Step 1) to mark the deepest (centre) point for each of the 4 arches in a square.
4. To get the most polished look, tangle the auras in Step 3 using the same systematic method as in Vitraux‘s Steps 4 and 5.
Cyndi illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Fraktal below and she uses it as a string in another tile, “with Kaleida, Mooleaf (v of Step 3), Tipple (v) and Zigoli“.
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