Recently CZT® Laura Harms started a fun weekly Zentangle® challenge and it’s open to everyone to participate. Here’s my own challenge for you: tangle your name and here’s how (it’s not what you think! Check it out …)
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Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Michele Beauchamp’s Zentangle® pattern: Wist. Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing CZT® Suzanne McNeill’s Zentangle® pattern: Cross Stitch. Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing Shauna’s Zentangle® pattern: Jitterz. Continue reading this article. 
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. Continue reading this article. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); From the 2-Part Series “Choosing a Journal for Penwork” by Sandra Strait.
Paperblanks Slim Journal is a hardback 3.75″ x 7″ with 176 pages. Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing Livia Chua’s Zentangle® pattern: Frillee. Continue reading this article. Background: In the process of creating a Zentangle one begins by lightly penciling a border and a “string”, generally a freeform shape, on the 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (9 cm x 9 cm) tile of high quality paper, into which one then draws intricate patterns, “tangles” using a Sakura Micron Pen. The idea for STRING TEMPLATES was first suggested by Sandra Strait in this post on TanglePatterns.com. Free String Template Downloads UPDATE: There is now a separate category on the pink alphabetic menu Continue reading this article. 
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. Continue reading this article. 
Disposable Copic Multiliner The Copic Multiliner is a disposable, pigment-based inking pen. The ink is waterproof and archival, and compatible with the popular Copic Continue reading this article. 
This Moleskine Watercolor Notebook is a 72-page note book measuring 5.2 x 0.7 x 8.3 inches, so roughly a half letter-page size. “The Moleskine Watercolour Large notebook is the portable atelier for painting and drawing with watercolours. A heavy 200-gram cold-pressed paper is identical Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing Livia Chua’s Zentangle® pattern: Half Onions. Continue reading this article. 
While shading certainly isn’t necessary on your Zentangle® drawings, it can add real dimension to your creation. And sometimes a ho-hum drawing becomes something you really love after you’ve applied a little shading to it. For me, there’s as much fun doing the shading as there was doing the drawing. And one of the best guides on shading, especially if you are a total drawing novice like me, is in Sandy Bartholomew’s Totally Tangled book. She discusses “four basic uses and techniques for shading: color, contrast, depth, and roundness.” And shows you how. I found that page alone worth Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing CZT Carole Ohl’s Zentangle® pattern: Baton. Continue reading this article. 
I’ve been wanting to add a Tips & Tools section to tanglepatterns.com since Day One. At long last, this week I set it up and began adding pages to it. Continue reading this article. 
Shimmer, glimmer, and glow. When you can’t resist gilding the lily, check out these great watercolor options. Just make sure your original drawing was done using permanent ink (like your Sakura Microns) or you’ll end up with havoc when your beautiful original ink runs. These are a new product and I’ve heard very good things about them though I have not tried them myself yet. Twinkling H2O’s kits from Luminarte are luscious watercolor cakes. They Continue reading this article. 
And Pencils! When you want to add color to your Zentangle-inspired art, water-based ink is a great way to go. And SO much fun! Sandy Bartholomew gives these Derwent Ink Pencils a high recommendation. Amazon artist reviewers are unanimous in giving them 5-stars. From a review: “Derwent Inktense combines the brilliant intensity of pen and ink with the versatility of line and wash. Apply pure vibrant dry color and then wash out with water to leave Continue reading this article. Are you ready to tangle on T-shirts, canvas bags, visors, caps, aprons, sneakers, shoes — whatever your imagination can dream up on fabric? TIPS: If you iron a piece of freezer paper on the under side of the T-shirt it will stabilize the fabric and make it a lot easier to handle. These are the fabric pens to have. And Sandy Bartholomew, author of Totally Tangled, recommends them. Continue reading this article. 
Sakura Micron drawing and writing pens have “waterproof, quick-drying pigment ink. Micron pens will not clog or dry out. Ink will not feather or bleed through even the thinnest papers and is smear-proof once dry. The pigment in the ink remains colorful and will not spread when applied. It is fade proof Continue reading this article. 
Background: In the process of creating a Zentangle one begins by lightly penciling a border and a “string”, generally a freeform shape, on the 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (9 cm x 9 cm) tile of high quality paper, into which one then draws intricate patterns, “tangles” using a Sakura Micron Pen. Continue reading this article. The pages in this section focus on tools, tips and techniques to assist you in your pursuit of the Zen of Zentangle®. Visit more TIPS & TOOLS pages Check out all the other tabs/pages in the TIPS & TOOLS section. There are recommendations for various PENS, and recommendations if you want to add COLORED INKS to your Zentangle-inspired art, or WATERCOLOR, as well as ideas for STRINGS, RELATED BOOKS and much more to come. Visit all the pages, and especially the comments from fellow Zentangle Zealots! And please feel free to share your own tips and suggestions on the relevant Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing the Zentangle®-original tangle: Striping. Continue reading this article. 
Formally trained in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and New York School of Visual Arts, Sandy is an author, illustrator, mixed media artist, and business woman who runs her own “creativity general store”, Continue reading this article. 
In this handbook, Suzanne gives educators tips for getting children and teens started and recommends cardstock and specific pens in sizes other than those used in traditional Zentangles®. The 25 patterns demonstrated with step-by-step drawings include 8 of the “official” Zentangle® Continue reading this article. FACTS about Zentangle TanglePatterns.com BEGINNER’S GUIDE to Zentangle® eBook (instant download) is now available! Visit the BOOK REVIEWS > TANGLEPATTERNS.COM BEGINNER’S GUIDE tab for more details. “The Zentangle Method™ is an easy to learn, fun and relaxing way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.” Zentangles are miniature pieces of unplanned, abstract, black and white art created through a very specific Method from an ensemble of simple, structured patterns called tangles on a 3.5-inch (89 mm) square paper tile. Zentangles are not only exquisitely beautiful, Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing the Zentangle®-original tangle: Printemps. Continue reading this article. COVID-19 ALERT Personally I have a problem giving any kind of attention in a “good” way to this horrible thing that is killing our fellow human beings. I really don’t see it as something that would be enjoyed by the Zentangle community and certainly not anything we would want to add to this elegant art form’s lexicon. At any rate it’s not something I want “infecting” the community through my site. Thanks for your understanding, I hope 🙂 If you have deconstructed a pattern you’d like to have considered for TanglePatterns, here’s everything you need to know Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing Sandy Bartholomew’s own Zentangle® pattern: Flutter Tile. Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing the Zentangle®-original tangle: Paradox. Continue reading this article. 
Links to online instructions for drawing the Zentangle®-original tangle: XYP. Continue reading this article. |
 
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“Paperblanks has an incredible line of journals with mouth-watering silk covers in gorgeous prints, a variety of bindings and snaps and elastic bands. The paper varies by the type of journal, so look inside if you can. Be sure you buy a ‘Blank’ not a ‘Lined’, if you want this for drawing.
Copic Multiliner pens come in 2 varieties: the disposable Multiliner, and the durable aluminum-body refillable MultilinerSP. I haven’t personally used these yet but many sketch artists and crafters do and like their versatility. These, and their colored markers “are the original line of high quality illustrating tools, used for decades by professionals around the world.”
By now most of you know that I love Moleskine products, whatever size and configuration (see 
Luminarte Twinkling H2O’s – Shimmering Watercolors 
Derwent Inktense Watersoluble Ink Pencils 
Sakura Micron Pens are the “gold standard” of pens for Zentangles and the #01 (0.25 mm) is the size not only recommended by Zentangle® originator Maria Thomas, it’s included in the official kit.
by Sandy Steen Bartholomew – this softcover book from CZT® Sandy Bartholomew is a must-have reference for Zentanglers and doodlers alike.
, is particularly geared for educators and their students.
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