Inktober Tangles - Day 26 - Owlpeek by Susan Yeo CZT
Owlpeek is an interesting tangle that, depending on how you look at it, looks a bit like a stylized owl.
Susan has a couple of examples on her Instagram account of using this tangle as a string! So, I chose to do that here. So although the tangle itself is not use as a design element… it is the entire string. One iteration is drawn to fill the tile, and then the spaces are filled in with other tangles. Keep in mind that this tangle can be flipped upside down, and it will still look the same.
To begin, I filled in the centers of the spirals to make them look more like pupils in eyes. The tangles that I chose to go around those areas were chosen to increase that impression. I deliberately left the area closest to the pupil white to draw in the viewer and give the impression of staring.
After the eye areas were done, I tried to choose tangles that gave the feeling of feathers. Again, I tried to use them in areas that worked to make the whole design reversable, in keeping with the original string.
A bit of shading and highlighting brought everything to life, and completed the piece.
I will probably use the original Owlpeek tangle in future tiles. It is not difficult to draw. It can be stacked for a ribbon, there is a squared version for a grid, or individual iterations can be placed as needed.
Even though filling in all the tangles took a while, I am happy with the results!
Zentangle drawn on a standard, white Zentangle tile using a black Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil. Highlights created with white chalk pencil.
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