“One Zentangle A Day” by Beckah Krahula - Day 16 - Organic Patterns
Today’s new tangles are Pepper, Ynix and Squid. These are organic patterns that can fill almost any shape. They are versatile and can be done alone, or have multiple iterations in one area.
For example, the Ynix on my tile above. I have used a grouping of multiple fronds to fill a side and corner area. On the other hand, Each of the Pepper shapes stand alone, but still act as a group to frame the area filled with Nekton. Finally, the Squid at the center, bottom is a singlet, filling an area, but with empty space around it so it stands out.
The secondary challenge in this chapter was to use a midtoned background so that the highlights and the shadows act as a contrast to the background. I chose to use a tan Zentangle tile for this purpose because it works well to show both ends of the tonal scale.
Creating this tile today made me happy. I had vertigo over the weekend and couldn’t draw and I missed it!
Zentangle drawn on a standard, tan Zentangle tile using brown, dark brown and black, Micron pens. Shading done with graphite pencil. Highlights created with white chalk pencil.
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