Random string, random tangles. Lots of tangles for today’s tile! This string had a lot of places to put tangles. I figured that I would end up repeating one or two, but that didn’t happen. The first tangle selected was Intersection. I put it right in the middle because of it’s design and the dark areas. Ruutz was the second tangle that came up and I saw right away how I could use it along the string to frame the center area. The rest of the tangles I added as they came up. Fortunately, it all worked out well!
A few, very bold tangles can make a huge statement, taking over the whole design. In this case, I tried to balance them out by placing them in opposite corners. The Beedz tangle was originally shown with the orbs colored in with the pen, leaving only a bright highlight. I thought they would look better just left white in this composition. Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using a black, Micron pen. Shading done with graphite pencil. Highlights created with white chalk pencil.
Zentangle drawn on Strathmore Vellum Bristol using brown, black and sepia Micron pens. Polychromos colored pencils were used for shading. Tangles: Ambler Intersection Ixorus Knase Lobella Onamato Sand Swirl Snugz Tink