How to Prepare and Submit Your Pattern

If you have deconstructed a pattern you’d like to have considered for TanglePatterns, here’s everything you need to know …

Make sure you have looked through the most recent edition of my TanglePatterns TANGLE GUIDE to see if the pattern has been published here already. I often receive submissions of tangles that are duplicates or near duplicates of ones already on the site.

Note: “official” tangles are the ones introduced by Zentangle® founders Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts through Zentangle HQ. You can find the list of Zentangle-original tangles on the ZENTANGLES > LINDA’S LIST OF OFFICIAL TANGLES page on the menu bar at the top of every page.

Thank you for your interest in sharing your pattern with the Zentangle community.

Before You Submit

Please start by reading:

What Makes a Pattern Eligible for TanglePatterns?

That article explains the characteristics I look for when evaluating submissions and answers many common questions.

If your pattern meets those guidelines, I’d love to see it.

If your pattern has already been published on your own website, you’re still welcome to submit it for consideration. Simply include the URL where your pattern steps are posted.

Download the Submission Template

To help keep images consistent, you may download and use the TanglePatterns submission template.

[Download Template]

You may also use your own format provided that:

• Images are in portrait orientation
• Steps are not drawn on graph or gridded paper
• The work is hand-drawn rather than computer-generated

Prepare Your Submission

Please include:

• A clear step-out (pattern deconstruction)
• An example Zentangle showing the pattern in use
• JPG images scanned at approximately 300 dpi
• Files named with your pattern name and your name

Example:

patternname-jane-smith.jpg

Email Your Submission

Please send your submission as image attachments (not embedded in the email body).

In your email, include:

• The pattern name (also use it in the subject line)
• A brief note about the pattern’s inspiration, tips, shading suggestions, or variations
• A short artist bio
• The names of any additional tangles used in your example

If your pattern is already published online, include the URL as well.

Please note that blank emails with attachments are often filtered as spam, so be sure to include a message in the body of your email.

Thank you for taking the time to share your work. I review every submission personally and appreciate the creativity, effort, and generosity that goes into contributing to the Zentangle community.

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