I’d like to extend a very warm welcome to all the new tanglers who are just learning about this beautiful, meditative art form of Zentangle® and have found TanglePatterns. Welcome to “the good addiction”! Please feel free to join the community, introduce yourself, and add your comments and thoughts on this or any page. We’d love to “meet” you.
I always encourage people to start by learning a few of the official tangles that are available through the site. These are the tangles by Zentangle® founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, and you can create many, many beautiful pieces of art using the official tangles alone. In the process of learning to draw these very elegant tangles, you will also come to appreciate the essence of a real tangle pattern and the Zen of Zentangle. You can find the official tangles on the site in two ways:
- click on the tag “zentangle” in the FIND PATTERNS BY TAG section in the left sidebar, or
- visit the page menu bar at the top of any page, and under the ZENTANGLES tab, go to Linda’s List of Official Tangles.
In addition to the official tangles, there are many excellent tangles available through TanglePatterns’ resources and today’s Tangle Refresher introduces you to a few.
The Tangle Refresher series, aka Buried Treasure, highlights hidden tangle gems from the past. It can remind you of tangles you might not have used for a while or introduce you to patterns you might not have come across yet.
Here are five tangle pattern gems from a year ago for your tangling pleasure. Zenful tangling!
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Crescent Moon (Rick & Maria’s signature tangle) |
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Floatfest |
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DeKore |
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Triral |
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Tri-Po |
More good stuff on TanglePatterns.com …
Related Links:
- Download free templates for recording and organizing tangle patterns and learning their steps
- The do’s and don’ts of using your Sakura Micron Pens – important Tips from Sakura
- You can now get your official Zentangle art supplies from my TanglePatterns.com store
- TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE – FAQs on my guide: what it is and how to get it
- Tangle Pattern Refreshers – more from the Buried Treasure series
- Linda’s List of Official Tangle Patterns – THE patterns to learn first if you’re new to Zentangle®
April 20, 2012 | 
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Hello,
Love Zentangle! I used to doodle during class, etc! Some of the patterns on here are ones I used to do! I didn’t know it was an actual art until I saw an add in Herrschner’s craft catalog. Then, of course, I googled it and found this wonderful site! Thank you Rick and Maria for Zentangle!!