When I hear undulating, the first person that I think of is Helen Williams. She has a way of weaving her tangles and lines across the page that is unique to her. So I chose to use one of her patterns, Tumbleweed. Cannot say that it is undulating as what hers would be, but it was interesting doing it. At some time I would like to try to do a little more with it. Here is what I came up with. I hope you enjoy it.
Tangles used: Tumbleweed, Stripes, Tipple
Shading done with 4B, 6B, and HB pencils.
I think I may have gotten a little carried away with the shading. I thought of using gray Prismacolor pencils to do the shading but I only have 2 gradients, 30% and a 50%. Did not think this provided enough variance. For some reason when I try to do Tumbleweed, I do not get that nice broad flow that I would like. Need to keep working with it.
I have not had a chance to look at many of the things that others have posted. A few have shown up in my blog reader. Hope can look at them during the rest of the week. If you have not all ready looked at the other post at I am the Diva, would encourage you to do so. Give it a try yourself, even if you do not post it.
Thanks for visiting. As always, comments are welcomed, encouraged, and appreciated.
Go Tangle !!
Great tile Donald! I love the little peek of "Stripes". This is such a fun challenge. Thanks for visiting my blog and your generous comments.
ReplyDeleteSomehow I see pickles here! I love the little perky Bunzo peeking out, which gives it just the right amount of punch. Love it!
ReplyDeletevery nice
ReplyDeleteLovely tile :)
ReplyDeleteCela fait très concombre, j'aime bien !
ReplyDeleteThis makes me think of cucumbers, I like!
Donald, when I first saw your tile for this week's challenge, I thought, "Aha, Tumbleweed is the name of the tangle I used in mine that I couldn't remember the name of." However, then I looked at what I think is a Tumbleweed step out, and now I'm not sure. Do you think we used the same tangle? I know I didn't copy off of you because I finished mine on Monday and I'm just seeing yours now. Otherwise, I wouldn't swear to it because I know the power of subconscious suggestion can be difficult to overcome. I'd say you certainly captured the undulating essence of the challenge. I also like the little unexpected glimpses of Stripes.
ReplyDeleteI was definitely working off the Tumbleweed stepout. Mine is not as flowing, or overlapping as Helen William's examples are. I cannot seem to get that flow. She has a grid based and a free form. The latter is started by making random dots and then connecting and auraing the lines. That is what I did. As some mentioned mine look more like pickles or cucumbers. Helen's Whirl pattern is similar to Tumbleweed. Maybe you are thinking of that one.
ReplyDeleteGreat tile.
ReplyDeletegreat tumbleweeds, Donald!! :0) Have a great weekend! :0) Annette
ReplyDeleteAntonine sees pickles, I see peanuts (sorry Donald) and I like what I see.
ReplyDeleteVery nice tile!
ReplyDeleteI find the piece has lots of depth; the more you look, the more you see. You might enjoy water soluble graphite for shading. I use Art Graf sticks but it comes in lots of different forms and allows for excellent gradation of shadow.
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ReplyDeleteVery lovely tile! The little accents of stripes give a wonderful effect!
ReplyDeleteGreat work, Donald! Love your Diva tile, very nice.
ReplyDeleteAnything that Helen Williams just flows so nicely, so I think this was a good choice for the challenge, Donald. I just love those little Bunzos that you slipped here and there as well!
ReplyDeleteYour tile made me turn my phone around following each segment, so you definitely created movement. I like the shading very much and don't think it was too heavy handed.
ReplyDeleteI like your tumbleweed Donald - it's got it's own personality and flows quite nicely from one to another.
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