Zentangle & Adult Coloring are become more and more popular in crafting. I love to color but find I have an easier time relaxing when I'm doodling and using Zentangle patterns as my main focus.
What is Zentangle® and what is Zendoodle?
Short answer:
“Zentangle” is a registered name for a process of drawing (hence the ® above).
There are some specific parts to it (a few are mentioned below).
A Zendoodle is basically the same idea, but without some of the
confinements of a Zentangle (also called a tangle).
You can read more at Living the Fantastic Life or the official Zentangle site.
I started doodling with patterns in 2012 and have slowly completed a little over 10 projects. Doodling is usually done once the kids are in bed and it's time to get in some adult TV or movie time. More often than not I take a little clip board, my pens, a zentangle book or two and watercolor paper into the living room with me to work. In my earliest projects I wanted to utilize the whole piece of paper. More recently I have changed to a subject. The idea is not to be perfect but to relax and clear your mind. I believe it works, though once the pen is down it does not take long for things to start piling up again.
Below are a few of my tangles with the date completed. Keep in mind my tangles have taken a few days or even months to complete as life often takes over. Pinterest is a wonderful resource for learning new patterns and even getting ideas of the type of end product you would like.
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| Feb 2015 |
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| March 2015 |
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| August 2015 |
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| September 2015 * This idea was taken from another design on Pinterest. Although very much like it the patterns are very different. I had a friend in mind while doing this project and this was a gift for her. |
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| November 2015 |
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| November 2015 |
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| Feb 2016 * This idea was taken from another design on Pinterest. The tree in the circle and the straight lines were all like the one on Pinterest as I needed a jumping off point. Once I was ready I made the design my own. |
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| March 2016 |
Happy Crafting Friends!
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