Daily Zen: 2018052401

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Fragments, as introduced in the Zentangle Primer, are a really interesting and powerful way of creating patterns. Essentially, they are designs that fit into a grid. I’ve already done a few of these, which you can see here . I really love playing with the very geometric patterns. Drawing them gives me practice with being precise. But the real magic comes when it’s time to shade! It’s amazing how a simple design can suddenly have so much depth and structure just from the addition of some pencil.

Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a purple, Pigma Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil.

Tangles: Fragment H2