This pretty tangle, Graancirkel, is shared by Magda Wellens of Belgium and it’s her first on the site.
Magda joins fellow Belgian tanglers Jonathan Baetans and Didier Gervy with patterns on TanglePatterns. CZT Jella Verelst is also from this small country of 11 million potential tangling enthusiasts.
Graancirkel has a visually interesting 3D element to it and it’s an easy grid-based tangle pattern to draw. It also gives us good practice at drawing and spacing orbs. My example above is the variation Magda includes in her instructions, and one small change to that gives another pretty variation shown on the right. It’s interesting to me how one small change like this makes such a difference in what the eye is drawn to.
Magda illustrates the step-by-step instructions for drawing Graancirkel below.
Image copyright the artist and used with permission, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Please feel free to refer to the step outs to recreate this tangle in your Zentangles and ZIAs, or link back to this page. However the artist and TanglePatterns.com reserve all rights to these images and they should not be pinned, reproduced or republished. Thank you for respecting these rights.
Check out the tag magdaw for more of Magda’s patterns on TanglePatterns.com.
|
.oOo. |
|
Enhance your Zentangle experience while supporting TanglePatterns: |
|
CURRENT EDITION! TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE, 2024 Edition |
|
 |
The 13th Edition of the TanglePatterns.com TANGLE GUIDE is an instant-download 109-page interactive digital eBook/PDF containing approximately 2,000 tangles on the site from May 2010 through December 31, 2023. It's a great resource and a must-have digital tool for using the site. Visit the STORE > E-BOOKS page and help keep TanglePatterns.com going by getting your copy now! |
|
"Linda, Thank you! I was relying on too few and getting stuck after 3 years of daily working with Zentangle. This has inspired me to ‘begin again’ with renewed excitement." ~ Barbara R. |
|
| See the BOOK REVIEWS page for more details on its features and view a sample page. Note: this is a digital product you download immediately when you place your order, nothing will be physically mailed to you. | |
| GIFT ORDERS FOR ANOTHER PERSON: To give the TANGLE GUIDE as a gift, visit this page to place your gift order. | |
| If you're new to Zentangle® and tangling, my TanglePatterns.com BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ZENTANGLE is just what you need to get started. Also available en Français and en Español. | |
|
|
|
 |
This is the only Zentangle book you'll ever need: the fabulous Zentangle PRIMER Vol 1. It's your CZT-in-a-book by the founders of Zentangle®. Visit the STORE tab on the top menu bar or click on the image. For more about the content and to read the rave reviews, visit the BOOK REVIEWS tab. |
| NEW! Now available in KINDLE format for $9.99. Spanish Edition here. Japanese Edition here. | |
| "Absolutely the best Zentangle Book yet! As an accomplished artist I used to think I did not need instruction on this art form. How wrong I was! My tangling improved by leaps and bounds after reading this book. If you think you have Zentangle down then you need this book more than ever!" ~ Kris H | |
|
|
|
|
.oOo. |
|
July 19, 2013 | 
More like this: 
Magda, I like this a lot. I’m amazed at how different Linda’s looks compared to your original design. I like your as it looks more flowing. Linda, I like yours too, but you are so good at making things so perfectly straight, that it’s a bit intimidating. I feel like I’ve done a poor job when mine don’t come out as straight. But then yours are so beautiful. I’m glad Magda’s is so flowing. I can do that and it is also beautiful.
I really like this tangle and am anxious to try it. Thank you for sharing it Magda. I’m really new to Zentangle and am enjoying it very much. Thank you Linda, for this terrific web site. I look forward to it every morning.
Thank you for sharing Graancirkel Linda. It is amazing that the variation looks so different. I would use both of the patterns, yours if I wanted to make a bold statement and Magda’s if I wanted something more whimsical. I am like Marie Segigny, very new to Zentangle and look forward to your e-mail every morning. (Your e-mail is the first one that I look for)! This site is totally amazing!
Thank you so much for all of your hard work!
This is a really great pattern. I don’t remember seeing it before, but I’m delighted that I’ve found it now!! Thanks for posting it with the rest of the “Refresher,” Linda.