“One Zentangle A Day” by Beckah Krahula - Day 14 - Decorative Value
The tangles introduced in this chapter are Changing, Dyon and Keeko.
Decorative value involves contrasting shapes and planes of color rather than having an established light source to produce interest and move the eye through the piece.
Tangling on a black tile is usually a good example of decorative value because you’re already starting with the basic shadow of a dark background.
For my tile above, in addition to the newly introduced tangles, I tried to choose line tangles and circle tangles to contrast with each other. I chose to use Flux in multiple places to pull the viewer through the work. Finally, my overall design isn’t as flat as it would be if only the white chalk pencil was used. I also added shadow with a black, charcoal pencil. It adds more depth and shadow without adding the “metallic” sheen produced by a graphite pencil.
This is the last exercise in Chapter 2. This chapter was all about the tonal values of tangles and how they are enhanced, contrasted and changed by how they are applied to your tile.
I learned some new things, found one thing that I really don’t yet understand and will now think about my tangle choices a bit differently than I have in the past!
Zentangle drawn on a standard, black Zentangle tile using a white, Sakura 08 Gelly Roll pen. Shading done with black pastel pencil. Highlights created with white chalk pencil.
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