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.
I used another tile from my kit that already had a string drawn on it. This time, it divided the tile into rectangular-ish sections. Instead of filling in the sections themselves, I decided to use the dividing lines and draw in a Hollibaugh fashion. I was wondering what it would look like if I used random ribbon-style tangles instead of the more traditional empty ribbons. I think the results are interesting and I will probably try something like this again in the future!