Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Diva Challenge #140! : "Monotangle, Pointillism style!"

My initial response when I saw this challenge was to take a pass. That did not last long but I have to admit even when I started on it I did not like that I was thinking too much. I thought more about what tangles that I wanted to use or what it would like like than I usually do. Once I got past that it got a little easier. My first tile I decided that I wanted to do something that was either organic or free flowing but was not exactly sure where to start. I had used this technique before to shade tangles but never to create everything on a tile. I was a little apprehensive about starting. I finally did and then just let it flow. The first one was what I would consider a traditional Zentangle® tile. I used tangles but used the pointillism technique. After I got past the initial apprehension it was fun to do. It was more time consuming and at times did not feel as much of the relaxation as I do when I am doing a tile because I was still thinking too much about if I was "doing it right" .
Here is the first one that I did. I hope that you enjoy it.




Tangles used: Phicops, Squid, Antidot, Boing(variation), floral pattern was from the S-ploration activity posted earlier. Used 03 and 05 Microns to do. 


Although I was pleased with the result of the first tile, I still was somewhat inspired by Laura's more free form version. I really wanted to try something. This was harder to get started as I had no idea what to do. When all else fails, return to the basics. What I did was start by doing a frame. I did not do a string but started to work off the the frame and worked a piece/section at a the time. Doing this brought out all my apprehensions and anxieties about doing art. Probably the most difficult section was the spiral. I admire people like LeeAnn and Shelly who do such great jobs in this style. I decided to keep it simple. I did not use tangles, but used basic lines. Once I got started it came together much easier. This is what I came up with. Hope you enjoy it. 




If you have not looked at the other things that have been posted on I am the Diva, would encourage you to do so. I have to admit when I saw that LeeAnn was the first to post, I did look at hers as I figured it would demonstrate her usual fabulous style. I was not disappointed but it also set a high standard. My anxiety cranked up a few notches.

Thanks for visiting. As always comments are welcomed, encouraged and appreciated.

Go Tangle !!

14 comments:

  1. A few of us seem to go for marine theme.Love them both, second one's my favourite! Go for it, try white on black!

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  2. Your second is masterful! I love it! This is one of those techniques that you have to just go with the flow and work it at the back end, to get the shading in... I just wish that I had had a pen that had a bigger point ( faster and easier) than what I happened to have on me at the time! :) Nice work on both!

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  3. Nice job Donald! I like them both, so don't be too hard on yourself! Thanks for dropping by my blog!! I actually had alot of fun with this Pointillism! Peace be Yours :0)

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  4. Both are beautiful! The second one is my favorite. It´s great!

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  5. I really like the first one you did... But I love the second!!!! It's great!

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  6. both of your tiles are very nice.

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  7. the jellyfish in the first tile are just so cute! & your second tile... well, I'm so glad you went for the second tile, because you did a really, really fantastic job creating something beautiful with depth/dimension. the shading you did is fantastic, & I hope to see some more of this technique (pointillism) in some of your further work. really, really, really good stuff!

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  8. They're both great.The first one reminds me of an underwater scene, the second one is very abstract and I love it! Really well done!

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  9. Nice tiles, Donald. I especially like the flowing movement on the second tile. Beautiful!

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  10. You did quite well Donald. I'm glad you liked it in the end.

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  11. I love them both but I think the spiral is realy great!

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  12. Love your first sea scene but your second is amazing, wonderful shading!

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  13. Donald I LOVE your second tile! You achieved amazing value on that one! Great work :)

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