Random tangles, reclaimed tile. This tile had curving line, including the spiral at the top already drawn on it when I pulled it out yesterday morning. I don’t ditch tiles that I don’t like. I put them into the stack of matching colored tiles to work on some other time. I couldn’t think of what to do with it, so I started pulling tangles at random. Mythograph was about the third one. Perfect! I decided to run with it, adding the spiral to the ends of all the branches.
Another day…we wake up to no internet…still. Again, my daily tile is done with randomly selected tangles. The string, also picked randomly is one that radiates from a central point. I got to practice a few tangles that I haven’t drawn a lot. Others I am quite familiar with. I think the overall effect is a bit busy, even though I tried to place the various tangles to give the eye a rest at various points.
Simplicity. Sometimes I just like simple, bold designs. This tile is a good example. I wanted to play with a few tangles and some deep shadowing. I think the effect would have been lost in a more complicated drawing. Zentangle drawing done with Micron pen on Strathmore Vellum Bristol . Tangles: Appearance Frondous Magma Trigue Vega