Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Diva Challenge #179: "Be like Bijou"

The Diva changes things up and instead of the usual UMT challenge on the first Monday of the month, she chose to use the recently released Bijou tiles from Zentangle®. I did not have any of the official tiles so I cut some 2"x 2" squares on some vellum paper.  To be honest, I am not sure about these. They are easy to work with and I think they are great for monotangles. I am a little surprised as I usually like things that are small. I guess that I should clarify as it is not that I do not like them, I am just not as excited as some others have been about them. Here is what I came up with. I did two of them. I hope you enjoy them.



Tangles used: Left - Meer, Cubine, Right - Mumsy, Ribbon petals, Zinger
The one in the upper left on the left tile does not have a name. It is one that was the result of experimenting with one of the basic strokes. 
The shading on Cubine was done with a graphite pencil and a Fabrico grey marker.  All other shading was with a graphite pencil.


I have not looked at many on the Diva's site, but I did see that there are all ready a lot things posted. Would encourage you to go and visit by clicking here. It may also encourage you to give it a try or participate yourself. If you are unsure, or have questions, feel free to ask. 

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

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32 comments:

  1. BlackScorpioAugust 5, 2014 at 11:21 PM

    Two nicely executed tiles... and so very different in style from the other. I really like the contrast in the grey/blue tile and also really like the whimsy in your second flowery tile.

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  2. KiaAugust 5, 2014 at 11:49 PM

    nice tiles - I especially like the shading. well done.

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  3. lilystanglesAugust 6, 2014 at 12:43 AM

    Both are very nice. I like your Cubine variation :)

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  4. AnonymousAugust 6, 2014 at 4:22 AM

    I too am not so sure about this new small tile and think I would lean towards using it for trying out tangles. I love your mumsy tile, reminds me of the dahlias in my garden. Linda

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  5. orangeAugust 6, 2014 at 5:06 AM

    Love love love the mumsy - I can really see the chrysanthemum that inspired the tangle - fab!

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  6. AnonymousAugust 6, 2014 at 8:12 AM

    I really like the mumsy tile! The other has awesome shading! What did you use to get the two different colors of gray in that one? It's lovely!

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    1. Tangles and MoreAugust 6, 2014 at 8:34 AM

      The vertical shading is graphite pencil and the horizontal is the Fabrico Grey Marker.

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  7. efie17August 6, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    love it! very nice!

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  8. UnknownAugust 6, 2014 at 1:02 PM

    nice done, the 3D effect on the first tile is awesome

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  9. David HunterAugust 6, 2014 at 2:48 PM

    Two terrific Tiles, Donald. I, too, like your mumsy. Fabulous shading.

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  10. UnknownAugust 7, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    Donald, these are super GREAT... I love them... your work is so exact... mine is a little bit more loose... LOL... anyway... it did take me all morning... because I had to use up all the little 2x2 squares I had cut.... LOL... I cut about 30... and knew that they would get tossed it I didn't' use them THEN! So I did... and choose the ones I wanted to use for my block... Great Work/play as always Donald... Love, Light and Peace...Bonnie

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  11. cstocksAugust 7, 2014 at 11:43 AM

    A lot of precision went into such teenie tiles; very nice

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  12. AnoeskaAugust 7, 2014 at 1:15 PM

    Amazing tiles!

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  13. Annette P.-L. August 7, 2014 at 2:48 PM

    Both are beautiful! Great choice of tangles!

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  14. UnknownAugust 7, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Love the gray marker as shading! You did a wonderful job even though you're not !00% crazy about them yet!! I love them!!! :0) Share humanity

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  15. OmerAugust 7, 2014 at 5:54 PM

    Nicely done. I love how you got the Cubine look so "real".
    Thank you also for the details on your shading tools. You'd be amazed, but as a new comer, it took me several weeks before I understood that people are shading with grey markers and not only pencils. Very valuable information...

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    1. Tangles and MoreAugust 7, 2014 at 8:17 PM

      Some people are good about posting the tangles that they use, the size of their tile and what materials they use. I agree it is helpful. It was to me when I first started so I have usually included that information in my posts.

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    2. OmerAugust 8, 2014 at 2:18 PM

      Exactly !
      Thank you for that

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  16. IlseAugust 8, 2014 at 4:43 AM

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  17. IlseAugust 8, 2014 at 4:45 AM

    Love both tiles!
    A grey marker... Didn't know about it either. I will go and try to buy one to see the difference

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  18. Anne's tangle blogAugust 8, 2014 at 5:37 AM

    I like both tiles, Donald, but my favorite is the one with Zinger in it. Hm, I never heard of shading with a marker, I always use pencils.

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  19. ArtyZenAugust 8, 2014 at 6:15 AM

    Lovely tiles, Donald...and I have to say how much I like the Mumsy one. It's not a tangle I've ever done and it holds its own very well on the smaller tile. Axxx

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  20. AntonineAugust 8, 2014 at 10:45 AM

    I really like both your tiles, but especially the first one. The shading on your Cubine looks so mysterious and your treatment of Meer with the levels of shading have great dimension. Love those gray markers.

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  21. Betsy Wilson CZT14August 8, 2014 at 11:21 AM

    I enjoyed your tiles, as others are, but if you're not enjoying them, its just not good. Instead of making your work smaller, what about trying a magnified view on the small tile of just a segment of your work? Just an idea hoping to make it fun.

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  22. Tangles and MoreAugust 8, 2014 at 11:34 AM

    Ilse, not sure why blogger is not letting me respond on your comment. I have a grey Irojiten pencil that I would like to use sometime for shading. I think Copic and Tombow make a series of grey markers that are different gradations.

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  23. IlseAugust 8, 2014 at 3:40 PM

    Thanks for for your information, Donald! Both here and on my site. Very helpful. I have some 'technical' problems on commenting too, I don't know why. Very kind of you to try to comment on  2 sites! 

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  24. MinetteAugust 9, 2014 at 11:40 AM

    I love your shading on Cubine. I have been having fun using the Fabrico grey marker for shading tiles. Love the color. I also love our Mumsy, it looks beautiful and is one of my favorite tangle patterns.
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  25. Dragonfly-ArtzAugust 9, 2014 at 3:14 PM

    Both tiles are beautiful and your shading, as always, is excellent!

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  26. Barb SailorAugust 9, 2014 at 3:31 PM

    Beautifully intricate and wonderfully shaded.

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  27. jeanchaneyazAugust 10, 2014 at 5:39 PM

    Both of your Bijou sized tiles are nicely done. I got a gift of one Bijou tile from a swap I was in and I think it is adorable. I've been playing along with an inchie group so a twinchie size was not difficult. I'm thinking that maybe the idea has to grow on you :)

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  28. Katie CAugust 11, 2014 at 9:43 PM

    Beautiful job on the 2x2s! Both are so different. I've been shy with my grey marker -- I just have to get used to it. I like how you used it in Cubine to get just another shade of grey. Nice!

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