I combined several different techniques on this tile. I didn’t start out to make a Monotangle. Originally I was going to put a bunch of different tangles in the spaces between the largest Ruutz. But I just got into the zen of it and fractalized Ruutz down three iterations.
Then I decided to color the various levels. The top level I colored pink, the second was a lime green, and the smallest was a light blue-violet. However, they didn’t look all that great together. So, I used the technique for making tan, distressed tiles and did it right on top of the color. What a difference it made! It washed out the intensity of the colors enough that, now, it looks more like a print from an antique book!
The addition of shading almost made the whole tile too muddy. But the contrast came back when I added the highlighting.
Now, I’m pretty happy with it!
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Coloring done with Distress Ink, and colored pencil. Shading done with Copic marker, graphite pencil, and colored pencil. Highlighting done with colored pencil and gel pen.